Honduras Limoncito Coffee Farm Washed Parainema Coffee Flavor Characteristics

Roberto Serafín Ramírez Fernandez

Roberto has always been a coffee grower, a third-generation farmer whose farm is named Limoncito, meaning "little lemon," in La Encarnacion, Ocotepeque. He and his family work extremely hard, and their passion for coffee shows in the taste of what they produce. He loves working in this field because he knows that every investment he makes in the plantation brings better flavor and aroma to his coffee. The farm does not sit at a very high altitude (1100 MASL), but that makes it the ideal site for the variety he selected: Parainema, developed by IHCAFE.

He plans to reinvest the proceeds from coffee sales into improving his farm and his processing. He also hopes to give back to his community by helping provide more educational opportunities.

Coffee Tradition

Our family's coffee tradition spans more than 80 years. In 1930 my father, Don Elisandro Ramírez, a native of Ocotepeque, came to the land of Encarnación, Ocotepeque, where he eventually settled. His interest in coffee came from reading pamphlets that Mr. Pompilio Ortega sent to the municipal authorities, which explained all the benefits of coffee and described it as the future of the country. So the first plot, 1 manzana, was acquired near the Playon riverbank, where the family planted their first Typica trees. The farm I am involved with now was bought by my father in the 1950s for the price of 800 pounds of Typica coffee, and it was not until 1985 that it was changed over to the Caturra variety. Five years ago the trees were completely destroyed by a rust outbreak, and afterward we began planting the Catuaí variety.

Limoncito Farm Details

• Farmer: Roberto Serafin Ramirez Fernandez
• Altitude: 1100
• Country: Honduras
• Year: 2018
• City: La Encarnacion
• Region: Ocotepeque

Brewing Recommendation

FrontStreet Coffee recommends brewing Honduran coffee with water at 89-90°C, which brings out flavors of tropical fruits, chocolate, honey, tamarind, and sweet molasses.

About FrontStreet Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee is a roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but a wide range of bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known coffees.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Limoncito's Parainema is washed, and washed processing is exactly what gives this kind of coffee its clarity. FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe Gidding Cooperative coffee is a fine illustration: farmers in Gidding village pool their small harvests at the cooperative for careful processing, and the washed method draws out jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity in the clearest possible way. Roasted medium-light, it then shows green tea and honey notes, and it works well as pour-over, cold brew, or espresso.

If you enjoy the juicy, structured side of washed coffee, FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Small Tomato is another standout. Kenya excels at double washing, and repeating the process brings an intense juice-like quality to the cup, with rich aromas of cherry tomato, smoked plum, snow pear, black plum, and brown sugar, and a sweet-and-sour, mouthwatering body. Both coffees show how much a clean washed profile can express on its own.