Honduras - Finca El Chollo

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Founded in 2021, CONEXH is a family-run coffee company rooted in five generations of expertise. Based in the Montecillos Sierra, one of Honduras’ most celebrated coffee regions, CONEXH manages ten family-owned farms and collaborates with around 40 local producers under the collective “Los Compaz.” Together, they focus on producing traceable, high-quality specialty coffees that reflect the region’s unique terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process.. At the helm is Carlos Mejía, owner of Finca El Chollo, named after his nickname “Chollo.” Carlos leads CONEXH’s operations from cultivation and processing to export. The cooperative blends tradition and innovation, employing sun-drying (NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. and HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural.) methods across more than 10 hectares under the supervision of Mario Mejía Martínez, Carlos’ father and a former expert at the Honduran Institute of Coffee (IHCAFE). We had the pleasure of visiting Carlos and his team during our annual trip to Honduras. Their care, attention to detail, and meticulous processing methods truly set them apart. This micro-lotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. is naturally processed: cherries are carefully handpicked and sorted, then placed on patios to dry with their outer fruit still intact. Over 20 to 25 days, the beans slowly dry under the sun, enhancing their natural sweetness, bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method., and fruit-forward flavour profile.