El Salvador Finca Margarita Pacamara

The super-sized pacamara varietal is well-known for dominating many a Cup of Excellence competition in El Salvador due to its outstanding potential for achieving exceptional cup quality when grown at high altitude. The only caveat being that crops can yield less fruit and are generally more susceptible to disease and pests. Upon tasting Maria’s then honey-processed pacamara back in 2019, our host from Caravela informed us that her past lots had reached scores of up to a tongue tingling 90 however the quality of the green coffee was inconsistent and unfortunately marked down accordingly.

Finca Margarita has since been the focus of North Star’s first funded infrastructure project alongside our friends and export partners Caravela. We are now into the third year of said project and in addition to the raised beds built in phase 1, Maria’s farm is now home to a new de-pulper and improved fermentation tanks which are helping to transform processing operations on the farm with respect to both yield and quality. Step forward this year's pacamara harvest which is edible proof of the impact the project is having.

We are beyond excited to welcome back this extra special washed micro lot for a third year. Expect a bright and juicy flavour profile with a delicate floral hit, creamy body and sweet stone fruit notes. It’s a fruit forward, bold and characterful delight that is definitely not one to be missed. There’s limited availability of this stunner so grab a bag whilst you can!

Our first North Star funded project designed to support Maria Zoila Piñeda - the producer behind Finca Margarita. With the help of export partners Caravela and Maria herself, we created a 3-stage infrastructure improvement project designed to bring about lot separation, better quality and consistency, efficient use of labour, lower emissions and ultimately, greater access to more income.

Once you have placed your order, you will receive an email to confirm it is being processed and then another one to let you know when it has been dispatched.

If you place your order before 12pm, we'll dispatch it the same working day! All orders are shipped with DPD next working day delivery as standard. Fully tracked delivery, with a one hour delivery window and real time delivery updates.

DPD offers the ability to change delivery address and date, opt for delivery to a neighbour or safe place, or redirect to a DPD Pickup shop, all while it's on the way to you! DPD aim to be the UK's most sustainable delivery company.

Operating times are 9am-5pm Mon-Friday. Orders placed after 12pm on Friday will not be processed until 9am Monday morning.

Local pickups take place from the Roastery on Tong Road. Please note our shutter doors will be down for security and temperature reasons but we are always in Monday-Friday between 9 and 5pm – just ring the doorbell on arrival

If you order 1-2 x 250g bags of coffee, they will be sent in a letterbox friendly package so that you do not need to be in to take receipt of your coffee.

Our 250g bags are 100% home compostable including the valve, seal and sticker! They will degrade in 6 months in a well managed home compost.

Our 1kg bags are currently in LDPE plastic - some councils will recycle this for you, if you are unsure simply take it to your local supermarket with your other plastic packaging.