Flavor Profile of Barrel-Fermented Coffee: How is Honduras Lychee Orchid Coffee Made?

FrontStreet Coffee Honduras Moca Manor Lychee Orchid

Country: Honduras

Region: Marcala

Estate: Moca Manor

Elevation: 1500-1700m

Varieties: Caturra, Catuai

Processing: Fine Washed + Brandy Barrel Fermentation

The flavor profile presents cream, black chocolate, honey, lychee, and brandy, with a rich body and noticeable sweetness. As the temperature changes, the brandy notes become more prominent during sipping.

Honduras has made significant improvements in processing technology and transportation capabilities, achieving remarkable development in the coffee market over the past 20 years. In coffee plantations, due to the mountainous growing areas, people harvest coffee beans by hand and then carefully process them to produce higher quality coffee beans. Honduras harvests three million bags of coffee annually, providing abundant, high-quality coffee to consumers, and has now become one of the world's top ten coffee exporters.

Honduras has 6 main coffee-producing regions: Copan, El Paraiso, Comayagua, Opalaca, Montecillos, and Agalta. The average growing elevation ranges from 1000-1600m, with main varieties including Bourbon, Caturra, Typica, Catuai, and Pacas.

FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras coffee beans are large in size, uniform in shape, and evenly colored with a lustrous appearance. For harvesting convenience, farmers prune coffee trees to not exceed 150cm in height, as taller trees would require ladders for harvesting, which is time-consuming and potentially damaging to the trees due to branch bending. Since each coffee fruit matures at different times, maintaining quality requires manual harvesting, followed by selection of only the ripe red cherries. Coffee cherries from the same branch often require several weeks to complete the entire harvest.

When lightly roasted, Caturra exhibits distinct acidity and overall brightness. With proper processing, its sweetness can be exceptionally good, though it typically has lower body compared to Bourbon and slightly less clarity in flavor. Caturra usually produces red cherries, but in rare regions, yellow Caturra exists, such as the small quantity grown in Hawaii.

This FrontStreet Coffee Lychee Orchid, featuring fine washed processing and brandy barrel fermentation, begins with freshly harvested coffee cherries that undergo meticulous washing. They are then placed in brandy oak barrels for low-temperature fermentation for 30-40 days (at approximately 15-20°C), allowing the green beans to absorb the barrel's flavors before final sun-drying.

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