Honduras Flavor Profile: Characteristics of Honduran Coffee

Honduras Coffee Regions

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In Honduras, coffee-producing regions are divided into six major areas, distributed across the western and southern parts: Santa Barbara, El Paraiso, Copan, La Paz, Comayagua, and Olancho. The average cultivation altitude is above 1,100 meters. The coffee varieties are Arabica species, with 69% classified as HG "High Grown" coffee, 12% as SHG "Strictly High Grown" coffee, and 19% as CS. Main varieties include Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Villa Sarchi, and Lempira.

Bourbon Coffee

Bourbon coffee (French: Café Bourbon) is a coffee produced from Arabica coffee trees of the Bourbon cultivar. Bourbon coffee was originally cultivated on Réunion Island, which was known as Île Bourbon before 1789. It was later occupied by France and connected to the African continent and Latin America. It is now one of the two most popular Arabica coffee production regions in the world. Bourbon coffee is typically grown at altitudes between 3,500 to 6,500 feet (1,062–1,972 meters).

Brewing Method

Hand-pour Honduras: 15g of coffee, medium grind (small Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour with 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops halfway before continuing to pour slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: House-roasted
Shelf life: 30 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Mellow and aromatic
Coffee bean state: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar content: Sugar-free
Origin: Honduras
Coffee type: Other
Roast level: Medium roast

Honduras San Juancito Lot#1

Country: Honduras

Region: San Juancito

Altitude: 1,450-1,550 meters

Processing method: Washed

Because Honduras is located in a tropical region, San Juancito experiences relatively small temperature variations throughout the year. Therefore, what is called winter is actually the rainy season, while what is called summer is actually the dry season. In tropical regions, altitude has a greater impact on temperature than the timing of rainfall throughout the year. San Juancito's geographical location at an altitude above 1,239 meters makes the temperature feel slightly cool throughout all four seasons. In summer (March-June), the highest temperature is often around 26°C, while the lowest temperature averages about 18°C. In winter, the average highest temperature is 20°C, and the lowest is about 14°C.

The modern economy of San Juancito largely depends on agriculture, with most of it being small-scale coffee production. Its climate and altitude are highly favorable for producing high-quality coffee beans. COMISAJUL, a cooperative organization of hundreds of small coffee farmers in central Honduras, is located in San Juancito. COMISAJUL is a cooperative organized by hundreds of coffee farmers in the San Juancito region, where coffee is grown on mountains at altitudes of 1,450-1,550 meters, shaded by banana, avocado, and papaya trees. During the harvest season, coffee farmers hand-pick ripe fruits, which are then washed and sun-dried. The fermented water containing coffee fruit pulp and skin from the washing process is collected and used as fertilizer for coffee trees. This batch of coffee has a very clean taste, high sweetness, very soft acidity, with milk chocolate flavor notes.

Variety: Bourbon

Processor: COMISAJUL Cooperative Organization

San Juancito is a small village in central Honduras, located 40 kilometers northeast of the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa. The town is under the jurisdiction of Francisco Morazán, which also includes Nuevo Rosario, Guacamaya, and Plan Grande, with a total population of approximately 1,400.

Although San Juancito was historically famous for its mineral deposits, today it stands out for being located within the buffer zone of La Tigra National Park—a rainforest ecosystem and Honduras's first national park. The park serves as a massive watershed, providing drinking water for 500,000 residents of the capital.

Flavor profile: Clean, roasted nuts, milk chocolate

Important Notice :

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Tel:020 38364473