The Story Behind Honduras San Juan Cidro Lot 1 Washed Bourbon Specialty Coffee Beans

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San Juancito: The Heart of Honduran Coffee

San Juancito is a small village in central Honduras, 40 kilometers northeast of the capital Tegucigalpa. The town is part of the Francisco Morazán district, which also includes Nuevo Rosario, Guacamaya, and Plan Grande, with a total population of approximately 1400.

Although San Juancito was historically known for its mineral deposits, today it gains importance from its location within the buffer zone of La Tigra National Park, a rainforest ecosystem and Honduras' first national park. The park serves as a massive reservoir, providing drinking water for 500000 residents of the capital.

Brewing Instructions

For pour-over Honduras: use 15g of coffee, medium grind (ghost-tooth burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g, then wait until the water level drops to half before continuing. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf life: 30 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Mellow and aromatic
Coffee bean state: Roasted beans
Sugar content: Sugar-free
Origin: Honduras
Coffee type: Other
Roast level: Medium roast

Coffee Details

Honduras San Juancito Lot#1

Country: Honduras
Region: San Juancito
Altitude: 1450-1550 meters
Processing: Washed

Because Honduras lies in a tropical region, San Juancito sees minimal temperature variation through the year. What is called winter is actually the rainy season, while summer is the dry season. In the tropics, altitude affects temperature more than the timing of rainfall. San Juancito's location at 1239 meters above sea level makes the temperature feel slightly cool year-round. In summer (March-June), the highest temperature is often around 26°C, while the lowest averages about 18°C. Winter's average maximum is 20°C, with minimums around 14°C.

San Juancito's modern economy depends largely on agriculture, most of it small-scale coffee production, where the climate and altitude are highly favorable for high-quality beans. COMISAJUL, a cooperative of hundreds of small coffee farmers in central Honduras, is located in San Juancito and is organized by several hundred growers in the region, where coffee grows on mountains at altitudes of 1450-1550 meters, shaded by banana, avocado, and papaya trees. Farmers harvest ripe fruit by hand during the season, process it with the washed method, and then sun-dry it. The fermented water containing pulp and skins from washing is collected and used as fertilizer for the coffee trees. This batch has a very clean taste, high sweetness, very soft acidity, and milk chocolate flavors.

Variety: Bourbon
Processor: COMISAJUL Cooperative
Flavor: Clean, roasted nuts, milk chocolate

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this clean, softly acidic Honduran Bourbon is your kind of cup, FrontStreet's balanced, approachable coffees are natural companions, and the V60 suits them all. FrontStreet Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 is the classic: grown from the Typica variety, it never pushes the sharp fruit acidity of some African coffees or the heavy bitterness of a dark roast, but strikes an excellent balance among acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and aroma. Expect cream, caramel, chocolate, nuts, honey, and a light fruit note, with a smooth, rounded entry, a rich mid-palate sweetness, and a clean, long finish; many professionals call it the specialty coffee most people are likely to enjoy. FrontStreet PNG Paradise Bird is often nicknamed "Little Blue Mountain" because its flavor texture closely resembles Jamaica Blue Mountain. It comes from the Sigri region of Papua New Guinea and uses the same Typica variety, grown at 1600-1800 meters in volcanic soil, and it reaches the high AA grade, with full beans, very few defects, and a triple washed fermentation; the result is clean and pure with standout sweetness, another excellent low-acid choice. FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan Natural Typica is a very good-value Chinese specialty option, medium roasted into soft notes of nuts, brown sugar, black tea, and dried apricot.

For a pour-over, use a medium grind, 15g of coffee, a 1:15 ratio, and 88-90°C water, blooming first and pouring in stages to about 225g to keep the cup clean and sweet.