Known as “the land of volcanoes,” El Salvador is the smallest Central American country (roughly the same size as New Jersey), but its reputation among specialty-coffee-growing regions has grown larger-than-life, especially since the early 2000s. Microlots from El Salvador are sourced from different groups of smallholder producers and some established estates located throughout the country. 

Pacamaras are huge beans that are the result of a cross between Pacas and Maragogype developed by Instituto Salvadoreńo de Investigaciones del Café (ISIC).

José Roberto Deraz has produced coffee since 2009, when he was given 500 coffee trees and asked his father for advice on how to plant and care for them. Now he grows coffee on 2 manzanas of land.

This coffee is sweet and juicy, with notes of berries, toffee and red wine.