Guatemala Ixcamparic Pacamara Microlot

Last year we wanted to call our coffee from the Ixcamparic family “El Jefe,” but Isaias politely shot that one down. And then this year we could've even called it "El Gran Jefe," but decided to continue respecting Isaias' wishes. Oh well, sometimes humility gets in the way of a good name. 
Isaias Ixcamparic is the director of the Aprocafé Atitlán Growers Association in Guatemala, a producer group that’s fundamental to Huckleberry’s roasting. We’ve been roasting coffees from the group for a decade, and singling out coffees from the best individual farms and families for most of those years. 
This is the second year we've featured coffee from the Ixcamparic family. And while Isaias has been an unsung hero for our coffees for years now, when it comes to the day-to-day on the family farm, Mercedes and Fernando, their oldest son, really run the show. 
For this second season with the Ixcamparics, we went a bit more specific. The family has a small plot of Pacamara coffee - a huge-sized, unique tasting variety - and this past season was the first time these trees produced enough coffee to export and roast on their own. At just two 152 lb bags, it's a relatively small amount of coffee, so we don't expect it to last long, but it was one of our favorite coffees from Aprocafé this year, so we're stoked to roast it for a few short weeks!
Coffees from Aprocafé spread throughout Huckleberry. The group's coffees play a key role in our house blends for half of the year, and we roast a slew of other coffees from the association, including Atitlán Aprocafé, our Sister Winter Seasonal Blend, and a variety of single farm microlots, including this one. Even if Ixcamparic Pacamara is only around for a brief window, the reverberations of Isaias and fam’s work seem almost ever-present here at Huck.
These big beans pack a ton of big flavors, and our most recent sourcing trip to Guatemala, this was Chip's (Huck's Director of Retail) favorite coffee! We're tasting cherry cola, dates, clementine, and caramel - get it while you can!

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Pictured: Aprocafé co-director Isaias Ixcamparic Mazariegos over the years, with Don Manuel Tzic, Doña Bruna, and Danilo Cholotio.