Variety · Guatemala
A Typica dwarf mutation found in Guatemala. Short, easy to harvest, and smoother and flatter than its parent.
Pache is a natural dwarf mutation of Typica, found on a Guatemalan farm in 1949 — the Typica equivalent of what Caturra is to Bourbon.
Short stature, so faster picking and denser planting, from Typica stock.
Smooth with low acidity and a medium body — generally described as flatter and less complex than Typica or Bourbon. That is the usual trade for a productivity mutation.
At high altitude it improves considerably.
A cross of Pache with Caturra, also Guatemalan, with larger beans and a similar profile.
Guatemala principally, with some plantings elsewhere in Central America.
Espresso or batch brew at medium roast, where smoothness is an asset rather than an absence.
The equipment this actually requires — not a shopping list, the shortest route to doing it properly.
60° cone · spiral ribs · 1–4 cups
The most transparent cup you can brew for twenty euros, and the least forgiving. Ceramic holds heat where plastic does not — and the open bottom means your pour, not the dripper, decides the coffee.
Best for: Someone who wants to taste what a single-origin coffee is actually doing.
≈ $25 / £20 / 22 €
64 mm flat burr · filter only · single dose
64 mm flat burrs, near-zero retention and a footprint the size of a mug, built for filter and honest about not doing espresso. For pour-over it is the clearest grind you can buy at this price.
Best for: V60, Chemex, AeroPress and batch brewing, where clarity is the whole point.
≈ $345 / £275 / 300 €
0.9 L · ±1 °C hold · counterbalanced gooseneck
The best-pouring kettle sold, and the hold function matters more than the thermometer. Expensive for boiling water — but if you brew pour-over daily, it is the accessory that most improves the cup.
Best for: Daily pour-over, where flow rate is the variable you are trying to control.
≈ $195 / £165 / 180 €
