Honduras Macara Premium Coffee Beans Flavor Introduction & How to Enjoy Honduras Macara Coffee

Honduras Marcala

Looking for a coffee with complex flavors and low acidity? Complex in just the right way—a subtlety that allows you to marvel at nature's exquisite refinement.

A cup of Honduras during afternoon tea might be a wise choice!

Honduras is located in Central America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south, Guatemala to the west, El Salvador to the southwest, and Nicaragua to the southeast. With an area of 112,492 square kilometers and a coastline of approximately 1,033 kilometers, the entire territory consists of mountains except for coastal plains. The northwestern region reaches an altitude of 3,000 meters, while the southern region also exceeds 2,400 meters. Major rivers include the Coco River, Patuca River, and Ulua River. Rivers originating from inland mountain ranges crisscross the land, flowing into both oceans. Between the mountain ranges, many basins and valleys have formed, including larger basins such as the Sula and Repaguanle basins, and main valleys like the Comayagua and Jamastran valleys.

The country can be divided into four natural geographical regions: the eastern lowlands, the northern coastal alluvial plains, the central highlands, and the Pacific coastal lowlands. Coastal islands are scattered throughout, with main islands including the Bay Islands and the Tigre Islands in the Gulf of Fonseca. Honduras features complex topography and diverse climates. The Central American coastal plains experience a tropical rainforest climate with an average annual temperature of 31°C. The mountainous regions have a subtropical forest climate with an average annual temperature of 23°C, with the rainy season from June to November.

For coffee production, Honduras's geographical conditions are no less favorable than its neighboring coffee-producing countries such as Guatemala and Nicaragua. Honduras has 280,000 hectares of coffee plantations, predominantly small-scale farms with most being less than 3.5 hectares in size. These small plantations account for sixty percent of Honduras's total coffee production. Because the growing areas are in mountainous regions, coffee beans are hand-picked and then carefully processed to produce higher-quality coffee beans. Honduras harvests three million bags of coffee annually, providing abundant and high-quality coffee to the world, and has now become one of the top ten coffee-exporting countries.

El Naranjo Estate is located in Marcala, one of Honduras's most famous growing regions. Honduras possesses naturally suitable water and soil conditions, and El Naranjo Estate grows a batch of high-quality coffee trees. The estate is typically named after its shade trees, so El Naranjo Estate's shade trees are tall wild orange trees. The wild orange trees have an extremely strong aroma, and the coffee grown here has a rare and rich sweetness. The orange fruit trees also infuse the coffee with rich layers of floral and fruit notes. The estate currently grows Caturra, Bourbon, and Geisha varieties. In addition to fruit trees and coffee trees, the estate features windbreaks to protect the coffee and fertilizers made primarily from coffee cherry pulp.

Light acidity, bitterness, and a noticeable aftertaste give the impression of subtle flavors. Sometimes it carries beautiful floral or fruit aromas, making one hardly associate it with the country's turmoil. Honduras coffee has overall balanced flavors, with neither acidity nor bitterness being overpowering—achieving excellent balance between the two.

Even in turbulent times, coffee can grow to display its own brilliance. It's not difficult to understand why so many people are obsessed with this dark liquid. To some extent, this is no longer simple fondness or habit—coffee has become a mood or perhaps a support system.

May this country soon demonstrate the vitality and brilliance of its coffee. Even turbulent Honduras can have a future as splendid as Honduras coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Brewing Method

Recommended brewing method: Pour-over

Filter: V60

Grind size: 3.5 (Japan Fuji R440)

Water temperature: 89±1°C

30g water for bloom, bloom time 30s

Segments: Pour water to 120g, pause, then slowly pour to 225g

That is, 30-120-225g

When all the coffee grounds layered in the filter can be evenly soaked by hot water (rather than repeatedly extracting only a small portion of the coffee grounds, avoiding the situation where coffee grounds become acidic and bitter due to over-extraction), achieving a full, balanced, mellow, sweet, and rich flavor profile. The penetrating water column should ideally be thick at the top and thin at the bottom—meaning the width of water coming from the spout should be wide, while the ending shape should form a sharp point.

Other drip-style extraction recommendations:

French press: recommended grind size 3.5-4, water temperature 86-88°C

AeroPress: recommended grind size 2.5, water temperature 86-88°C

The dry aroma carries notes of spices, roasted peanuts, and chocolate. The wet aroma brings hints of herbal plants. Upon tasting, you can clearly perceive orange peel, nuts, and cream flavors, somewhat resembling a cup of lemon tea.

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