HONDURAS | Javier Fernandez | Parainema | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne | Espresso of Interest | Espresso of Interest

HONDURAS | Javier Fernandez | Parainema | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne | Espresso of Interest | Espresso of Interest

About This Bean

<meta charset="utf-8"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-mce-fragment="1" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"1045e2fe-c38e-4e99-90e6-e1bfa8a95cc9|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 SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">Yojoa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" 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 washed method. They were good, but there was little variation in flavour profile from one lot to the next. Fast forward a decade and Javier has a heap of processing recipes under his belt, and the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">amount</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> of different </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">flavours</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> he can pull out of his coffee seems endless.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">We’ve been buying Javier’s </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">Parainema</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1"> since 2016 when he only produced two bags. This year's </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">Parainema</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-mce-fragment="1">, processed as a natural, is loud and juicy, with expressive blackcurrant and dark stone fruit notes.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW69748482 BCX9" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}' data-mce-fragment="1"> </span>