Honduras | Javier Fernandez | Catuai | Natural | Espresso | 250g

Tasting Notes

About This Bean

<meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"> <p><strong>Region:</strong> Las Flores, Santa Barbara</p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500-1550 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: </strong><meta charset="utf-8"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-mce-fragment="1" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"213e3b23-30cc-45c2-965f-a3fc85919b8f|6","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}' data-mce-fragment="1">Proud Mary's connection to the Santa Barbara region of Honduras began all the way back in 2012 when we were introduced to a small group of producers situated around the town of Peña Blanca, close to the shores of Lake </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">Yojoa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">. More than a decade later, that group of producers has grown in number, and our relationships have deepened. When we started working with Javier Fernandez in 2012, he only processed his coffees using the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">washed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> method. They were good, but there was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">little variation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">flavour</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> profile from one lot to the next. Fast </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">forward</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> a decade and Javier has a heap of processing recipes under his belt, and the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">amount</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> of different </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">flavours</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> he can pull out of his coffee seems endless. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">We’ve</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> been buying Javier’s </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">Catuai</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> from day one, but he only started processing it as a natural in 2017</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">This coffee is deep and chocolatey with notes of sweet brown spices and cherry.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW122179268 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}' data-mce-fragment="1"> </span></p>

Where to find it

This bean is roasted by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne. Visit their website to buy direct, or track it in the app to log your shots.