{"product_id":"three-marks-coffee-el-salvador-castelgazzo","title":"Three Marks Coffee - El Salvador - Castelgazzo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEl Salvador — Mario \u0026amp; \"La Geña\" Cristiani Castelgazzo Pacamara (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🍂 Dried Fruits • 🍑 Black Plum • 🍬 Milk Caramel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mario \u0026amp; \"La Geña\" Cristiani\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Castelgazzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santa Ana, El Salvador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pacamara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed (72hr Fermentation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,450–1,780 MASL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Espresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Mario and \"La Geña\" Cristiani at Castelgazzo — a washed Pacamara from one of El Salvador's most remarkable and purposeful coffee estates, located in the buffer zone of Montecristo National Park within the Trifinio Biosphere Reserve, where El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras converge. A 72-hour fermentation and slow shade drying produce a cup of layered sweetness and refinement. In the cup: dried fruits, black plum, and milk caramel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCastelgazzo was founded in 1995 by Mario and \"La Geña\" Cristiani as an agroecological and forestry project with a deep commitment to the land and sustainability. More than a coffee plantation, it is an ongoing project that brings together forestry production, environmental conservation, and sustainable human development — situated at the point where three countries meet, surrounded by cloud forest at elevations reaching 2,418 MASL. Today the family legacy continues through their daughters Paola, Lucía, and Carolina, who carry forward the vision of producing coffees that convey peace, beauty, and a deep connection with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe farm's extraordinary setting in the Trifinio Biosphere Reserve provides a unique microclimate — cool, cloud-laden, and exceptionally biodiverse — that shapes the character of every lot produced here. The Pacamara variety, a large-beaned hybrid of Pacas and Maragogype developed by El Salvador's Institute for Coffee Research in 1958, thrives in these conditions, delivering the structured sweetness, complex fruit character, and silky body that the variety is celebrated for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Washed process at Castelgazzo involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — Pacamara cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness 🔧 Depulping — Outer skin removed before fermentation 🧪 72-hour fermentation — Beans fermented for 72 hours, developing greater clarity and complexity in the cup 💧 Washing — Thoroughly washed after fermentation to remove all residue 🌑 Shaded raised-bed drying — Dried slowly on raised beds under covered structures with natural shade, ensuring even drying while protecting the beans from direct sun and sudden weather changes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 72-hour fermentation is the defining step — a longer-than-conventional fermentation period that builds the dried fruit depth and black plum complexity that define this lot, while the slow, shaded drying preserves the milk caramel sweetness and silky structure that make it so rewarding as an espresso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply layered and beautifully structured washed Pacamara from one of El Salvador's most purposeful and historically remarkable estates — dried fruit richness and black plum depth give way to a long, silky milk caramel finish, in a cup that carries the spirit of the Trifinio cloud forest in every sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍂 Dried Fruits 🍑 Black Plum 🍬 Milk Caramel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Three Marks Coffee","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ June 1st","offer_id":58067408945526,"sku":"THREEMARKS-CASTELGAZZO-SALVADOR-PACAMARA-WASHED-ESP-JUN01","price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/MMM_Castelgazzo250_A-cropped.jpg?v=1781179019","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/three-marks-coffee-el-salvador-castelgazzo","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}