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Coffee region guide

Fraijanes

프라이하네스

A plateau coffee region influenced by Pacaya volcano, associated with persistent bright acidity and a defined body.

Also known as: Fraijanes Plateau

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Place and growing environment

Volcanic pumice soils meet abundant rain and variable humidity. During the dry season, morning fog and dew clear to allow sun drying.

Recorded flavors

  • 01Caramelized almond
  • 02Milk chocolate
  • 03Cacao nibs

Processing

Washed

Grown varieties

Bourbon · Catuai · Pache · Yellow Caturra · Pacamara · Gesha · Typica · Pache Comun · Red Bourbon · Red Catuai

Bourbon

A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.

Lineage
Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
Growing conditions
Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
Traits
Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Sources

Catuai

A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.

Lineage
Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
Growing conditions
Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
Traits
Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Sources

Pache

A compact variety discovered in Guatemala's Santa Rosa in 1949.

Lineage
A natural Typica mutation subsequently improved through mass selection on farms.
Growing conditions
Its compact form supports dense planting; susceptible to major diseases.
Traits
Moderate yield with good cup potential.
Sources

Yellow Caturra

A compact, yellow-fruited Caturra.

Lineage
A natural mutation of Bourbon or Red Caturra found in Brazil.
Traits
IAC classifies its Yellow Caturra 476 as rust-susceptible.
Sources

Pacamara

A large-bean variety developed by El Salvador's ISIC with high cup potential.

Lineage
Selected from Pacas × Maragogipe.
Growing conditions
Generally compact and susceptible to rust and Ojo de Gallo disease.
Traits
Very large seeds; traits continue to segregate between generations.
Sources

Gesha

A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.

Lineage
Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Sources

Typica

A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.

Lineage
Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
Growing conditions
Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
Traits
Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Sources

Red Bourbon

Red-fruited forms of Bourbon.

Growing conditions
Grown at Kanyege in Rwanda's Nyamasheke and San Agustin in Guatemala's Antigua, among other origins.
Sources

Red Catuai

A group of red-fruited Catuaí cultivars released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.

Lineage
Derived from Caturra Amarelo crossed with Mundo Novo.
Traits
Compact stature.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Buena Vista Pacamara 25/26

    Fredy Orantes

    Santa Rosa, Fraijanes · Harvest 2025/2026

    Sources
    Variety · process
    PacamaraNatural
    Tasting notes
    Rose · Raspberry jam · White chocolate · Dried mango

  2. El Santo Washed

    El Cerrito and Los Verdes smallholders — San Victor mill

    El Cerrito / Los Verdes, Fraijanes

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Bourbon · Typica · Pache ComunWashed · patio dried
    Tasting notes
    Cocoa · Caramel · Cherry

  3. Finca San Victor

    Raul and Alejandro Molina

    Fraijanes, Guatemala

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Red Bourbon · Red CatuaiFully washed; patio-dried
    Tasting notes
    Chocolate · Cherry · Cola
Sources