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FrontStreet Coffee: Honduras Violet, Morod Manor, Wine Fermentation

Honduras

Honduras has roughly 280,000 hectares of coffee planted, with about 565 million coffee trees in cultivation. More than 95% of the farms are small, and over 120,000 households are involved in production. Most holdings are smaller than 3.5 hectares, and 70% of families own less than 2 hectares each. Those smallholder plots account for 60% of Honduras' total coffee production, while medium farms make up about 3% and large farms roughly 2%.

Since 2007, under the guidance of the IHCAFE coffee institute, Honduras has improved its growing environment and its green-bean processing equipment and streamlined port exports. International recognition was still modest at the time, but it improved markedly. In production terms, Honduras built moderate fame in Central America through 2011-2012, harvesting about three million bags of coffee a year.

Morod Manor

Morod Manor sits in the Lempira sub-region of Honduras. The local Arabica trees are relatively small, usually reaching about 3 feet, which makes harvesting convenient. In acidic soil and a warm environment, the farm's green beans come out uniform in size, and the coffee brews with a smooth mouthfeel.

Honduras Violet, Morod Manor, Wine Fermentation

Region: Lempira Region, Padrino Morod Manor

Grade Classification: SHG

Varieties: Catuai, Caturra, Bourbon

Altitude: 1600 meters

Processing Method: Wine Barrel Fermentation

Flavor Notes: Rum, Honeydew Melon, Lychee, Vanilla

About FrontStreet Coffee

In brief: FrontStreet Coffee is a coffee research house devoted to sharing what it knows with enthusiasts. We hold nothing back, in the hope that more people fall in love with coffee. Every month we run three coffee promotion events at significant discounts, because the goal is to offer the best coffee at the lowest possible price to as many people as possible. That has been our mission for the past six years.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If barrel fermentation is what drew you in, FrontStreet Coffee's Huakui is the closest everyday match. It is a natural-processed Ethiopian heirloom - the local landrace varieties, so bean size varies from one to the next - with a delicate floral lift and a fruit aroma that pushes to the front. The classic natural process brings cream strawberry, mango, jackfruit, citrus, and blueberry, the ripe tropical-fruit character that Sidamo naturals are known for, and it is this lot that took first place at the Taste of Harvest green coffee competition.

For a more delicate, winey expression, try FrontStreet Coffee's Colombia Sidra. The variety originated in Pichincha, Ecuador, where it is called Sydra, and gene comparisons show it shares ancestry with Ethiopian heirloom varieties. After a Sidra from the Finca El Diviso estate carried Anthony Douglas to the 2022 World Barista Championship title, the variety drew wide attention. FrontStreet roasts it medium-light, and it shows florals, tropical fruit, grape, dried fruit, and passion fruit over a juicy body.

Or step up to FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Red Label Gesha, which shares the floral, tea-like finish that makes fermented coffees so memorable: jasmine, citrus, peach, and layered fruit, a creamy texture, and an oolong-tea sweetness on the finish. Together these three cover the range from soft, fruit-forward fermentation to something genuinely perfumed.