Introduction to Honduras Coffee Growing Regions & How to Brew Honduran Coffee

Flavor: Clean, roasted nuts, milk chocolate

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

Honduras San Juancito Lot#1

Country: Honduras

Region: San Juancito

Altitude: 1,450-1,550 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Bourbon

Producer: COMISAJUL Cooperative

Brewing Guide

For pour-over Honduras coffee: Use 15g of coffee grounds with medium grinding (Fujiyama ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 filter cup, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing to pour slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

San Juancito Region

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 of 1,239 meters above sea level 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, whose climate and altitude are very 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. Here, 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 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 gentle acidity, and features milk chocolate flavors.

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 also Honduras's first national park. The park serves as a massive watershed, providing drinking water for 500,000 residents of the capital.

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Product Information:

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Ingredients: Self-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

Important Notice :

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Tel:020 38364473