About This Coffee
Neider Ángel Chavez is a second-generation coffee farmer who, along with his parents and wife, has been working on his coffee farm, Finca El Diamante, since 2007. His passion for coffee and his dedication to the land have driven his commitment to producing high quality coffee.
The farm was initially planted with traditional varieties but Neider heard about specialty and varietal coffees and decided to invest in high quality varieties that could flourish on his high-altitude farm. He planted Papayo, Pacamarra and Caturron.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
During the harvest, Neider hires 20 workers to help with harvesting. They selectively handpick ripe, red cherry and deliver it to the on-farm wet mill. Cherry is floated in ceramic tanks and then placed in sealed plastic bags to ferment anaerobically for 48 hours. Following fermentation, cherry is pulped, fermented anaerobically again for 12 hours and then laid on raised beds to dry. It takes approximately 20 to 25 days for coffee to dry.
About Pacamara
The Institute for Coffee Research (ISIC) created the Pacamara hybrid in El Salvador in the 1950s. The variety is a cross of Pacas (a Bourbon mutation) and Maragogype. Pacamara is relatively short with high productivity and is prized for its large cherries. Maragogype is a natural mutation of Typica that’s known for especially large beans. Pacamara's name comes from the first 4 letters of each parent.
Coffee in Colombia
Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.
Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.
The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.
Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic.