Introduction to Honduras Finca La Montana Natural Process Lempira Coffee

Just 45 minutes from the bustling capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, you will find Finca La Montaña. The area lies within the protected zone of Parque Nacional La Tigra and is home to small tigers, tepezcuintles, deer, squirrels, and guatusas that roam freely around the farm.

Finca La Montaña produces coffee according to organic standards and is certified by the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) International, Utzkapeh, and Rainforest Alliance. In keeping with organic practices, only organic products are used for fertilization and pest control.

The farm's certification by OCIA INTERNATIONAL, UTZKAPEH, and RAINFOREST ALLIANCE enables it to work in an organized manner, including crop diversification, planting trees, caring for animals, and improving people's living conditions.

Farm Information

Farm: La Montaña
Farmer: Tatiana Lara
COE Score: 87.67
Altitude: 1550m
Country: Honduras

Lempira Variety

A hybrid of Timor Hybrid 832/1 and Caturra, developed through pedigree selection by PROMECAFE/Instituto Hondureño del Café (IHCAFE). It is highly similar to Costa Rica 95.

Recently, Lempira has been scientifically confirmed to be susceptible to coffee leaf rust in Honduras and likely in other parts of Central America as well. It is sensitive to Ojo de Gallo. It is recommended for acidic soils and aluminum-rich soils, and suggested for the warmest regions.

The Lempira variety accounts for a significant portion of Honduras' coffee production and has been widely planted since the leaf rust epidemic began in Central America in 2012.

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Brewing Method for Honduras Coffee

Taking FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Sweet Orange Farm as an example, FrontStreet Coffee chose a light-medium roast for this bean to preserve more of its fruity flavors.

Brewing Recommendations

Recommended Brewing Method: Pour-over
Dripper: V60
Water Temperature: 89-91°C
Coffee-to-Water Ratio: 1:15
Extraction Time: 2 minutes

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Natural process coffee is all about the fruit left on the bean, and the same idea runs through several of FrontStreet Coffee's natural lots. FrontStreet's Brazil Queen's Estate dries its cherries naturally to bring out sugarcane-juice sweetness, black tea, fruit sweetness, a clear nutty character, and rich chocolate aroma with a bright, silky body. If you want a livelier, more floral natural, FrontStreet's natural Yirgacheffe Red Cherry is picked only from fully ripe red cherries and shows peach, cocoa, honey, and lemon, while the natural Huakui from Guji's Hambella farm dries its cherries for 21 days on raised beds for a light fermented wine aroma with florals, citrus, and mango. For a lower-acid, balanced natural, FrontStreet's Yunnan 2013 Typica is sun-dried for soft berry acidity with dried apricot, brown sugar, and a light tea note.