Honduras | Ovidio Gomez | Parainema | Washed

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Pink grapefruit, red currant, & floral Producer: Ovidio Gomez Region: Finca El Paraiso Varietal: Parainema Process: 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. Relationship: Since 2012 Recipe: Espresso - 1:2.5 Filter - 1:17 About the Farm Where’s the machete at? Ovidio ‘Machete’ Gomez’ washed Parainema quickly became a standout coffee for us when we first tasted it three years ago. Since then, his Parainema trees have matured, increasing sweetness and flavor complexity. Processing using the washed method has preserved the inherent crisp acidityAcidityThe 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. of the Parainema 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., highlighting notes of grapefruit and white florals. We are getting ready for a big 2020 with Ovidio. Expect some exotic flavors to shoot out of Finca El Paraiso and into your cups! Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: Orders placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.