Does Rum-Flavored Coffee Contain Alcohol? Introduction to Honduras Barrel-Fermented Washed Lychee Orchid Coffee Beans.

FrontStreet Coffee Honduras Lychee Lan Coffee Beans

Region: Marcala
Estate: Mocca Estate
Altitude: 1,500-1,700m
Variety: Caturra and Catuai

Processing: Fine washed and brandy barrel processing

FrontStreet Coffee's Honduras Lychee Lan is a carefully curated selection of specialty beans that shares much with our Sherry coffee. Both are barrel-fermented, which infuses the beans with rich wine-like flavors; the difference lies in the barrels—Sherry ages in whiskey barrels, while Lychee Lan uses brandy barrels.

Lychee Lan carries a lush wine aroma followed by solid chocolate notes that linger long after the sip. In recent years, many mills have rolled out innovative processes: where 90-plus processing methods were once considered novel, anaerobic and red wine processing are now commonplace, and oak barrel aging has become increasingly common, greatly enriching the flavor palette of specialty coffee.

For this fine washed, brandy barrel-fermented Lychee Lan, freshly picked cherries first undergo fine washing, then ferment at low temperature (around 15-20°C) inside brandy oak barrels for 30-40 days. During this time the green beans absorb the barrel's character before being shade-dried. The finished beans show gentle lychee and honey sweetness woven with the boozy aroma of brandy and the scent of oak.

Flavor Profile

[FrontStreet Coffee's Lychee Lan] On first tasting, expect lychee, brandy, dark chocolate, and cream. As the cup cools, the brandy and dark chocolate grow more pronounced, delivering a rich body and a distinctly sweet aftertaste.

So do these wine-flavored beans contain alcohol? Not a drop—no risk of DUI, and completely safe to enjoy.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If barrel-aged coffee has caught your interest, FrontStreet's washed lineup offers equally distinctive profiles. The Yirgacheffe Gedeb Cooperative lot, washed with traditional care, presents jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity with green tea and honey tones—a clean, refined cup for pour-over or cold brew.

Kenya's signature double washing reaches its peak in FrontStreet's Kenya cherry tomato-style lot, where repeated rinsing and soaking unlocks an intensely juicy cup of cherry tomato, dark plum, snow pear, and black plum with yellow-sugar sweetness—sweet, tart, and succulent.

And for washed coffee at its most balanced, FrontStreet's Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 delivers hazelnut, cream, chocolate, and caramel in a harmonious cup where no single note overwhelms the rest.