HONDURAS | Nahun Fernandez | San Ramon | Natural

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About This Bean

<meta charset="utf-8"> <p class="p1"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="TextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">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 the stunning Lake </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">Yojoa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">More than a decade later, that group of producers has grown in number, and our relationships have deepened.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">Nahun</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> was one of the first producers we ever started working with. Back then, he grew traditional varieties and only processed coffees used the washed method. Today, he is a processing master and has become a leader in his community by sharing all the techniques he has </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">learnt. Because of this, the quality of the coffee produced in the Las Flores community has improved. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">When we first started working with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">Nahun</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">, natural processed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> coffees</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">weren’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> a thing in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">Las</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> Flores</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">. In 2016 the Fernandez family and Proud Mary conducted a little experiment to see what would happen. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">T</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">he</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">result</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> was delicious</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0">!</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> It started with a single bag of </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW53210459 BCX0">natural</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> processed coffee</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53210459 BCX0"> and over the years has revolutionized coffee production in and around Las Flores. This coffee is loud and vibrant, with some big fruit notes. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW53210459 BCX0"> </span></p> <div></div>