Erazo Pacas

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Character

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***We ship mail orders on Tuesday and Thursday and offer free shipping over $50. Enter code "freeship" at check out*** ***"Pick up" orders will be filled as soon as possible. You will be notified by email when it is ready to be picked up. **** COUNTRY: Honduras REGION: Santa Barbara ELEVATION: 1500 masl VARIETALS: Pacas PROCESSING: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. WE TASTE: Dark chocolate, blackberry, 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. This is our fourth year buying Bernardo's coffee and we are very excited about how consistent his coffee is year to year. During our visit to his farm this year we learned that he is growing more avocado trees to provide increased shade as well as a secondary cash crop. Bernardo was in another line of work until his Father died and he inherited the coffee farm 3 years ago. Being relatively new to coffee, he has relied on the help of his extended family (The Morenos) in everything from growing to processing. The Morenos are long standing champions of good coffee in the area and their guidance shows in Bernardo's coffee. The majority of his crop is a varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. called "Pacas", which we have come to really love for its African-like fruit notes that finish in chocolate. We will be going to visit Bernardo again this year and hope that this relationship will pass the test of time!