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TASTING NOTES
Caramel, Chocolate, Red berries

PACKING
50LB, GRAINPRO

GRADE
SHG-EP

PROCESSING METHOD
Honey

REGION
Comayagua, Honduras

ELEVATION
1250M

VARIETAL
Pacas, Parainema

HARVEST
December-March

PRODUCER:
Delmy Hernandez, Los Laureles - Honduras

After being widowed, Delmy and her sons took over coffee production on their family farm, Los Laureles, where they continue to work the land in honor of her late husband.

"My own skills have evolved and expanded a lot over the years. When I was a little girl, I had to de-pulp coffee by hand. It was arduous labor, but we had no machine and could in no way afford to hire someone. Fortunately, I only had to work during weekends and holidays, but when I graduated from elementary school, I started working full-time.

Now, we use a variety of techniques and skills to grow and then process high quality beans, and have started to offer micro-lots in 2015. My son Hidardo oversees much of our production, but I have specialized in drying and preparing quite a few micro-lots around our home simultaneously, from late November until March. We have a great patio where I can dry our coffees in the sun. But we also built a sturdy solar dryer with three layers of African beds, in which we can process our lots in a very controlled, slow way.

I’m especially keen on working with carbonic maceration. It leaves room for quirky experiments, and the profiles are often more exotic and memorable, although it is also somewhat riskier because I cannot entirely control the fermentation process. So, usually I will opt for 60% washed and 40% natural and honey processes for our larger micro-lots, and then do smaller anaerobic lots on the side.

We have a growing group of partner roasters in different parts of the world. This allows us to reinvest proceeds in our land and in our facilities, which in turn means we can increase production and further improve quality. What once started as a humble project growing basic beans, is now slowly turning into a thriving, well focused and more diversified family business.

So, while our husband and father will never again walk our land, we are united in our determination and joy to continue to build his legacy.”