Colombia | Zarza | Jonathan Gasca | Pacamara Tropical Fruit Forward Lush Natural | Signature Series

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Size 160g

This coffee’s roasted in our filter style — meaning it’s designed to shine as black coffee rather than with milk. That doesn’t mean you have to brew it as a pour-over though. You can make it however you like — espresso, moka pot, AeroPress or anything in between. We simply roast it a little lighter to highlight the bean’s origin flavours giving you a cup that’s clean, vibrant and full of clarity.

Lighter roasting keeps more of the natural acidity and sweetness intact which makes for a beautifully expressive black coffee. This coffee is best enjoyed without milk as it’s too acidic and the flavours don’t pair well once milk is added.

If you prefer your milk coffee with richer caramel, toffee or nutty flavours you might enjoy our espresso range more. Those roasts are taken a little darker to bring out deeper sweetness and balance beautifully with milk.

Origin and Sourcing

Varietal: Pacamara

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Pacamara is a hybrid of Pacas (a Bourbon mutation) and Maragogipe (a Typica mutation), developed in El Salvador. It’s famous for its giant beans and potential for an explosive, layered flavor profile, including floral, tropical, and spicy notes. However, its quality can be inconsistent and highly dependent on terroir and processing.

Processing Method: Natural

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The natural process involves drying whole coffee cherries under the sun, allowing the beans to absorb flavors from the fruit as they dry. This results in a coffee with a heavy body, fruity sweetness, and complex flavors. It’s commonly practiced in Ethiopia and Brazil, where the climate is conducive to sun-drying.

Producer: Jonathan Gasca

Farm: Zarza

Region / Area: Bruselas, Huila

Altitude: 1550–1800 MASL

Harvest Period: September

Sourcing Partner: Direct From Farm

Roast Details

Roast Style Filter

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Filter roasts are lighter with a shorter development time, designed to highlight clarity, acidity, and fruit-driven complexity — perfect for black coffee and filter methods. These roasts can also be used for espresso, especially if you enjoy brighter, more vibrant shots. Try longer brew ratios or turbo shots to tame acidity and bring out sweetness. Espresso roasts, on the other hand, are developed further to encourage deeper caramelization and Maillard reactions, producing richer, chocolatey, and nutty flavours that shine in milk and offer a fuller-bodied espresso. We don't usually roast omni (one roast for all brew methods) — in our experience, it tends to be a compromise that's average at both. But occasionally, for larger lots or versatile blends, we may do an omni roast to suit both black and milk drinkers.

Roasted On: Roest L100 Ultra

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The ROEST L100 Ultra is the most advanced sample roaster in its class, combining the precision of the L100 Plus with next-generation hardware upgrades and new airflow technology. A redesigned, fully perforated drum with reversible rotation introduces a counterflow mode that channels air directly through the bean mass—allowing faster, more efficient heat transfer and enabling lighter roasts or second crack in under 90 seconds. With upgraded 5 GHz Wi-Fi, a faster processor, built-in pressure sensor, and refreshed UI matching the P3000, the Ultra offers better batch consistency (even at 50g), improved airflow calibration, and lower energy consumption. It’s a serious tool for roasters wanting unmatched control, speed, and repeatability—while still fitting neatly on the benchtop.

Taste Profile

Tasting Notes: Floral and aromatic, tropical fruit, kiwi, pineapple, brilliant acidity, juicy and long residual.

Cupping Score: 90.0

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Our coffees are scored using the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) protocol by Q Grader–certified cuppers. A score of 80+ qualifies as specialty grade — clean, well-processed, and high quality. 80–84 coffees are more common and often used in blends. 85–87 are brighter, more complex, and better suited for high-quality filter brews. 88–90 are exceptional, and 90+ coffees are ultra-rare, often Cup of Excellence (COE) winners — the best in the world.

Suitable To Go With Milk?: No

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Some of our light roasted filter coffees are bursting with bright, fruity acidity—think citrus, berries, or tropical notes. While these flavours shine on their own, they don't always play well with milk. The acidity can clash with milk's natural sweetness and creaminess, sometimes creating sour or chalky flavours.

Decaffeinated? No

Import into Beanconqueror

About Pacamara: The Pacamara coffee varietal is a creation of the Salvadoran Institute for Coffee Research (ISIC) back in 1958, which resulted from the crossing of Pacas and the Maragogipe varietals. We emphasize the notes that should stand out in the process: Dark Chocolate, Red Berries, Sweetness. The art of this Pacamara lies in achieving a balanced flavor profile. While the fruitiness is the highlight, it is harmoniously balanced with other elements like sweetness, body and a clean finish. This is the mark of Tatan Gasca.

Tropical Fruit Forward Lush: Paints a picture of rich and vibrant tropical fruit flavors within the context of a fruit-forward coffee profile. It conveys a sense of abundance and lushness in the fruity characteristics of the coffee. This coffee is treasured for its complexity and multidimensional taste profile. In addition to the fruitiness, you will experience floral lactic and even nutty undernotes. This complexity adds depth and character to the coffee profile.

Jonathan Gasca
Born in Pitalito - Huila on September 24th, 1992

About Zarza Farm
Location: Municipality of Bruselas - Huila.
Altitude: 1650 M.A.S.L.
Area: 30 ha.
Planted Varietals: Pink Bourbon, Sidra Bourbon, Aji Bourbon, Pacamara, Geisha, Wush Wush, Caturra, Catuai, Castillo, Colombia.

Zarza Coffees in recent International Competitions:

Jack Simpson - 1st place Australia Barista Championship 2024 with Pacamara Natural.
Jack Simpson - 2nd place Australia World Barista Champion 2024 with Pacamara Natural.

How does my coffee come packaged?

Despite some of our product images looking very fancy our coffee is packaged into a plain brown paper foiled lined bag with a Swiss WIPF degassing valve. This offers superior oxygen and moisture protection. We recommend once you crack the seal you store your coffee in AirScape containers or Weber Workshop Bean Cellars for a single dosing option.
You can also freeze/vacuum seal in small lots, then use straight away once removed from freezer.

We don't have fancy printed bags with ziplocks (more plastic), we save that cost and buy better quality green beans so you can focus on your cup quality instead of fancy marketing and artwork.

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Colombia | Zarza | Jonathan Gasca | Pacamara Tropical Fruit Forward Lush Natural | Signature Series