Inhet Estate Single Origin Coffee Beans: Brewing Guide, Variety Introduction, and Flavor Description

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Pour-over Injerto: 15g coffee, medium grind (No. 4 on a small Fuji ghost-tooth grinder), V60 dripper, 88-89°C water. First pour 30g of water and bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops halfway, then pour slowly until you reach 225g. Discard the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Guatemala Pacamara Competition Batch Pandora Fatima-Pacamara PI07

The World's Coffee Estate - El Injerto

There are more than ten thousand coffee estates worldwide, among them those producing commercial coffee, those producing high-quality coffee, and those growing rare varieties. Today let me introduce you to a renowned top-tier estate from Guatemala: El Injerto Estate.

Estate Introduction

El Injerto Estate is located in the famous Huehuetenango Highlands growing region of Guatemala, where the Aguirre family has grown coffee since 1900. The name "Injerto" comes from a local fruit. El Injerto places special emphasis on ecological protection and organic cultivation, enforcing strict quality control to safeguard its green beans. Through the efforts of the Aguirre family, El Injerto has earned Rainforest Alliance certification and has been a consistent champion in many international coffee competitions since 2002.

El Injerto Estate, also translated as "Graft Estate," is among Guatemala's top estates; if it claimed second place, few would dare claim first. It has won many world-class competition awards, which brought it to its current standing. Last year the owner raised the estate's status to new heights. Like Panama's famous Esmeralda Estate, El Injerto holds global bidding competitions, and the competition beans it releases are exceptionally remarkable. Notably, the first batch of its "Mocha variety" in 2012 set a world record, auctioning at the astronomical price of $500.5 per pound, making it a truly deserved star estate.

For this competition, El Injerto specially launched its "BEST Injerto" series, carefully selecting small lots and exceptional varieties from within the estate. Experienced farmers hand-pick ripe coffee cherries, and cuppers then eliminate any lots that fail to meet quality standards. Under such strict selection, the Pacamara variety accounts for only about 8% of El Injerto's total production.

About the Pacamara Variety

Pacamara gained worldwide fame through the Cup of Excellence (COE) in 2004, frequently winning championships within two to three years. Pacamara produced by Guatemala's Graft Estate set an astronomical price of $80.2 per pound of green beans in 2008. The variety is a cross of the giant bean Maragogype and Pacas, taking the first four letters of each name to form Pacamara. It is an excellent coffee variety developed in El Salvador, with very large beans similar to giant beans at roughly 21-22 screen size. It has become a standout variety in Central and South America in recent years, with every country and farm hoping to find a suitable area to cultivate it and produce excellent coffee, much like Panama's Geisha. Pacamara coffee characteristically shows bright fruit acidity and exceptionally pure, delicate sweetness, although its appearance still closely resembles its cousin, the giant bean. Since 2006, COE has cupped Pacamara from 30 estates, some with truly superstar-level flavors, such as Honduras's 2006 champion Santa Martha, El Salvador's 2007 third-place Cerro Negro (Black Mountain Estate), Guatemala's regular COE champion El Injerto, and El Salvador's 2008 runner-up Pacamara Estate. These are all outstanding Pacamara representatives, but they are all award-winning lots, and therefore very expensive.

Pacamara plants are medium to tall with short internode spacing and large, corrugated, dark green leaves; new leaves appear green or brown. The trunk is hard and sturdy, with thick branches.

More lateral branches than Typica, similar to Pacas.

The cherries show a small protrusion at the flower disc.

The beans are large and oval, approximately 1.03 cm long, 0.71 cm wide, and 0.37 cm thick.

Depending on altitude, Pacamara beans are about 70% the size of Maragogype.

Overall, almost all Pacamara beans are above screen 17, with over 90% at screen 18 or larger.

Pacamara offers full, rich, and complex flavors. Few coffee varieties combine fruit acidity with such distinct sweetness, with diverse notes that include stone fruits, vanilla, tropical fruits, chocolate, and sweet spices.

Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Content: 100g
Packaging: Bulk
Organic Food: No
Coffee Bean State: Roasted beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Guatemala
Roast Level: Medium roast

Guatemala La Libertad, Huehuetenango El Injerto Pandora de Fatima

Country: Guatemala
Grade: SHB
Estate: El Injerto Estate
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Washed
Variety: Pacamara
Batch: Competition Batch Pandora Fatima EI07
Flavor: Chestnut, plum, chocolate

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

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