Honduras | Francis Arturo | Lempira Coffee Beans Natural

FrontStreet Coffee Single Origin Recommendation: Honduras Francis Arturo Romero, Lempira, Natural

Honduras Francis Arturo Romero Lempira Natural

Origin: Honduras

Variety: Lempira

Region: Copan

Producer: Francis Arturo Romero

Processing Method: Natural

Harvest Time: 2017/2018

FrontStreet Coffee Pour-Over Brewing Recommendations

V60 dripper, medium-fine grind, water-to-coffee ratio 1:16, water temperature 88-90°C.

Other Brewing Recommendations

French Press: Medium grind, water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, water temperature 87-89°C

Siphon: Medium-fine grind, water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, water temperature 87-89°C

Honduras Francis Arturo Romero

Lempira is a branch of Catimor, a disease-resistant coffee variety unique to Honduras. It yields well, the plants are short and easy to harvest, and it resists leaf rust strongly. It suits warmer climates and acidic soils, which makes it widely popular among Honduran farmers.

Catimor was developed in the 1950s by Portuguese scientists as a hybrid of Caturra and Timor Hybrid. It yields heavily and resists disease, making it one of the most common varieties in the world today. Historically, though, Catimor was rated poorly for flavor, seen as a compromise for disease resistance that could not compete with premium varieties. As cultivation techniques and processing methods have advanced, however, whether it is Colombia's Castillo, Costa Rica's Sarchimor, or Catimor from Yunnan and Thailand, cupping scores are often surprisingly strong, rivaling pure Arabica varieties. Colombia's Castillo once won a COE championship, and a Lempira from Maple Farm placed 6th at the Honduras COE. The flavor potential of disease-resistant varieties should not be underestimated.

This natural Lempira comes from the small Honduran Copan farmer Francis Arturo Romero, whose coffee is highly favored by Colonna. The cup is round and complex, showing flavors of strawberry, creamy nougat and almond.

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy a natural-process coffee with ripe fruit and a creamy texture, FrontStreet Coffee's Yunnan range is worth trying next. The FrontStreet Yunnan small-batch coffee comes from the Baoshan region, is washed and roasted medium, and brews into soft nut and chocolate sweetness with a light plum acidity, making it an affordable first taste of Yunnan coffee.

For something with more weight, the FrontStreet 2013 Natural Typica is the step up. FrontStreet built its own estate in Yunnan in 2013 and planted a batch of Typica, partly because it is one of the oldest coffee varieties, carrying pure Arabica genes and an elegant, clean flavor, and partly because the first coffee trees planted in Yunnan, brought in by French missionaries, were also Typica. Only fully ripe red cherries are used, dried in the sun and roasted medium, so the cup is balanced with brighter sweet-and-sour notes, dark berry character, caramel sweetness, chocolate and a hint of dried apricot, finishing with a black tea aftertaste.

To taste Yunnan as espresso, FrontStreet Coffee's Black Cocoa Blend combines Yunnan small-batch coffee with Brazil Cerrado. The Brazilian beans supply mixed nut aroma and a balanced body, while the Yunnan beans take on the chocolate and citrus role. The result is an Americano with balanced acidity, bitterness and sweetness, plus nut and brown sugar sweetness, and a latte with the smooth texture of almond and cream, which makes it a forgiving choice for beginners.