This is our first year buying coffee from Yoniar Aguilar, who grows one of the highest Pacas lots in all of Santa Bárbara. In the cup we find pomegranate, yellow tropical fruit, and excellent sweetness.
Pacas
Santa Bárbara
1,550 masl
May, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. Depulped. Dry-fermented for 24 hours. Washed. Dried on raised beds for 16 days.
ABOUT YONIAR AGUILAR
This is our first year purchasing coffee from Yoniar Aguilar. We were introduced to him and his coffee as part of our ongoing commitment to working with the Pacas variety. Coffee has only recently become productive at this elevation in Santa Bárbara, and as climate changes present new challenges to coffee production, we remain dedicated to supporting and working with traditional varieties like Pacas.
ABOUT PACAS
Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon from the Bourbon/Typica group mainly found in El Salvador and Honduras. Like other Bourbon mutants, Pacas has a single-gene mutation that causes the plant to grow smaller (dwarfism). Unlike the hybrid varieties, Pacas is very susceptible to disease, making it riskier to grow.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE
$11.29/KG
FOB
$13.20/KG
FOT
$14.66/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.