One of the most anticipated coffees of the year. This is beautiful Red Honey Process of the Pacamara varietal from El Salvador called 'Finca Las Mercedes'. It's super clean, rich and full of autumnal flavours that we think really capture this time of year.

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Finca Las Mercedes is a fantastic coffee. It's got that wonderful ability of being complex enough to satisfy the coffee aficionados of this world, but also accessible enough to be a real crowd pleaser.

It has a rich and punchy body with a prominent molasses & cola bottle flavour. This is supported by subtle notes of raisin and nutmeg, which act as an excellent balance to a sweet and very moreish coffee.

The farm:

Finca Las Mercedes is located on the shade rich lands in the North of El Salvador, on the north-eastern slope of the San Salvador Volcano. It's run by the Aguilar family who have been working their magic here for six generations. This dedication, joined by the detail focused processing of Tuxpal mill has contributed towards some exceptional coffee, with this lot being (in our eyes) the gem in this years offering.

The process:

It's a Red Honey process, so it's a variant of a natural on the higher end of the scale (more intense). 25% of it's mucilage is removed, and is then dried in the shade, which slows down the drying time, which in turn increases the amount of humidity the beans are exposed too. The result is rich and syrupy, but not as boozy as a full natural.

Farm: Finca Las Mercedes
Varietal: Pacamara

Finca Las Mercedes

Machina was created by two people looking for their next creative challenge. One, an ex DJ and producer (and coffee nerd) from the music industry, the other, a long time coffee industry professional with a background in training (and an apparent obsession for show singing).

They met through a mutual friend, again through music (a common theme). From here Machina took on it's own momentum, which is an extraordinary story of people, coffee and lots of equipment (that's a lot of equipment...), on a path to becoming a respected speciality coffee roastery.

The business started off as just equipment, but was always working towards one goal - becoming a premium speciality coffee roastery. We just needed to raise funds, and ideally do it without needing to bring in investors who would (no doubt) push us in a direction that we didn't want to go in. We had a vision, and the only way to ensure that actually happened, was to do it ourselves.

Finca Las Mercedes

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Finca Las Mercedes