Small Blueberry Manor Coffee Beans

The Small Blueberry Manor, which cultivates the unique Pacamara variety, is located in the Nuevo Oriente growing region. This region is the youngest of Guatemala’s eight coffee-growing areas. It enjoys abundant rainfall and is shaded by clouds year-round. In ancient times, it was a volcanic area, so its soil is composed of metamorphic rocks, which are rich in minerals.

Before coffee cultivation began, the Nuevo Oriente region was once the poorest area in Guatemala. Since the 1950s, farmers in the mountains have started growing coffee thanks to the naturally nutrient-rich land here. Gradually, the region has regained vitality and is now emerging as a rising star in Guatemala’s coffee industry.

Small Blueberry Manor is one of the highest-altitude and most impressive coffee farms in all of Guatemala. The estate is professionally managed, with different plots dedicated to various Arabica varieties such as Pache San Ramon, Catuaí, Bourboon, Maragogipe, Pacamara, Maracatu, and Geisha, each offering slightly different flavor profiles. Interestingly, the manor has taken on the challenge of growing coffee at 2,300 meters above sea level—pushing the limits of the notion that the higher the altitude, the better the Arabica flavor. Due to the extreme height, you have to cross two layers of cloud cover to reach the farm. The cool climate nurtures exceptionally resilient fruits, resulting in outstanding coffee flavors. The estate has demonstrated remarkable strength in recent competitions.

Pacamara is a hybrid of Pacas and Maragogype, discovered in El Salvador in 1950. It was first cultivated by Salvadoran researchers in 1958. The Pacamara variety is a rare and outstanding artificially bred strain, combining the excellent flavor profile of Pacas with the large size of Maragogype. Its beans are at least 70%–80% the size of elephant beans. The most notable characteristics of this variety are its vibrant and complex acidity, sometimes reminiscent of biscuit notes, other times of fruit, along with excellent body and crema. Given its distinctive bean shape, special processing is required, and its yield is low, making it extremely precious.

The Pacamara is a hybrid of Pacas and Maragogype, discovered in El Salvador in 1950. First cultivated by Salvadoran researchers in 1958, the Pacamara variety is a rare and outstanding example of artificial breeding. It combines the excellent flavor profile of the Pacas variety with the large bean size of the Maragogype—its beans are at least 70% to 80% the size of those of the Elephant Bean. The most distinctive characteristic of this variety is its vibrant and complex acidity, which can sometimes offer hints of biscuit and other times burst with fruitiness, along with an exceptional body and rich crema. Judging by its unique bean shape, this coffee requires special processing methods, and its yield is low, making it extremely precious.