HONDURAS | Javier Fernandez | Catuai | Washed

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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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 Yojoa . 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 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. method. Fast forward a decade, and now Javier has become a leader in the region for experimentation and quality. Through his hard work and success, Javier was able to purchase another small farm, separate from the family’s main farm, Don Andres. This lot is from that small farm , Los Tanques . Named for the large concrete water tanks built into the hillside, Los Tanques has some of the most mesmerizing views of Lake Yojoa . This coffee leapt off the cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. table during our last visit, p rocessed via the traditional washed method, this CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. is juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. and vibrant, with lots of delicate fruit notes, and is reminiscent of the first time we tasted Javier’s coffee all those years ago.