Here is an article from Cafe Imports, our provider for this coffee, proclaiming 2012 as the "Year of Honduras." We were lucky in procuring this particular bag, as it had apparently sold out before it reached the States.
Region: Cangual, Intibuca
Farm: San Jose
Varietal: Catuai
Altitude: 1500 masl
Proc. Method: Fully washed and sun dried
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
sweet, cream, tart cherry, vanilla... cream soda was mentioned more as a "mouth feel" than flavor
Additional Notes
Beneficio Santa Rosa, is located in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. About 170km from San Pedro Sula, the industrial capital. Beneficio Santa Rosa has been key in developing the coffees from Honduras. There are other coffee regions (like Marcala) which have been famous for many years now, but this region has some of the most interesting coffees I've tasted out of Central America (even though we will be seeing newer and as exciting regions in the near future out of Honduras). BSR came out to the high-end specialty scene recently through Cup of Excellence. Basically they mainly assist the growers to commercialize/export their coffee. I believe they also offer some technical assistance and financing. Coffee is depulped at each farm and gets delivered "wet" to BSR to dry on patios. Some farmers are starting to dry at the farm. Most of these farmers are very small. More than 90% of farmers in Honduras are small-producers. They are producing Pacas, Caturra, Bourbon, and some local hybrids.
-Cafe Imports
Agtron:
61-69
Roaster Notes:
A little hotter and quicker than most; otherwise not a crazy profile.
