Honduras Los Pinos Coffee Farm: How to Enjoy Washed Typica Coffee

Los Pinos

The story of Orlando Carbajal and Consuelo Bonilla begins with a boyhood dream. "From a very young age I always wanted to become a coffee producer. When I married my wife and life partner, Consuelo Bonilla, we would sit down and plan our future together. I had no money to start any kind of business, let alone the one we had in mind: producing coffee in large quantities. So I had to go abroad, find dignified work, and sort out my family's finances to raise the funds to begin. I spent two years in the United States working hard, then came back to Honduras to chase the dream. It was a difficult period, because it took years of struggle, work, and capital before we saw the results we hoped for."

Once the couple owned farms planted with different types of coffee, their vision shifted. They met people who helped them recognize the many qualities hidden in the coffee, which allowed them to reach markets in North America and Asia. Their goal changed: they turned toward producing high-quality coffee rather than high volumes. With hard work, discipline, and a little help from above, they became one of the winners of excellence with the Typica variety at 1,600 meters.

Family History

The family has devoted 25 years to coffee production, but only in the last five or so years has it moved into the specialty sector.

Farm Information

Farm: Los Pinos

Farmer: Remiery Orlando Carvajal Guevara

COE Score: 92.64

Altitude: 1,600 m

Country: Honduras

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Typica

FrontStreet Coffee suggests brewing this washed Honduran Typica at 89–92°C. The cup shows jasmine, honey, plum, cinnamon, rose, and lemongrass.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Los Pinos is a good reminder of what the washed process does best. Because the fruit is removed early, the bean's own character comes forward, and washed coffees tend to be cleaner, brighter, and more transparent, with the variety's inherent aroma left intact. Honduras shares that clean, sweet profile with the washed lots FrontStreet Coffee sources from other origins.

Two washed single origins from the FrontStreet lineup show the style clearly. The Yirgacheffe Gedebeb cooperative, a processing team from Gedebeb village, is washed and roasted to a medium-light level so that jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity lead, with green tea and honey appearing as the cup cools; it works equally well as a pour-over, a cold brew, or an espresso. The Kenya Cherry Tomato is a benchmark for double washing, the repeated wash-and-soak cycle that pushes juice-like fruit to the front, delivering notes of cherry tomato, dark plum, pear, and black plum over a yellow-sugar sweetness.

For a delicate washed coffee like Los Pinos, keep the brew gentle so the tea-like notes and soft acidity stay intact. FrontStreet's washed single origins are versatile enough for a pour-over, a cold brew, or a moka pot, and each method pulls out a different side of the same clean, floral profile.