Description
Tasting Notes:
Orange, Caramel, Cocoa Nibs
Origin Information
Farm/COOP: La Cooperativa Cafetalera Siguatepeque Limitada
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, and Pacas
Region: Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras
Harvest: November – March
Altitude: 4,250- 5400 ft
Soil: Clay Minerals
Process: Fully Washed, Sun Dried
Certification: Rain Forest Alliance Certified
Origin Details
Sandwiched between two of the most productive coffee growing regions in Honduras,
Cooperativa Cafetalera Siguatepeque Limitada (COHORSIL) has to run like a well-tuned machine to
manage the magnitude of cherry that flows from the mountainous departments of
Comayagua and Intibuca. COHORSIL’s strategy begins with 6 regional wet-mills where
producers deliver cherry. Each mill is similarly designed so coffee can be processed
consistently at each location. All of the mills float cherries using recycled water to
remove less dense and damaged beans before depulping. After depulping, coffee is
fermented for 18 hours and then washed with a demucilager, which uses very little
water. Washed parchment is density sorted again in classification channels and then
placed on patios to pre-dry. Next the coffee is transported to a centralized mill in
Siguatepeque where it is dried in horizontal dryers called guardiolas for a period of 72
hours. Furnaces burn recycled coffee parchment to heat the guardiolas. Dried
parchment is stored and milled in Siguatepeque, which has mild weather conditions
ideal for resting parchment and preparing coffee for export. COHORSIL has a fully
staffed cupping lab equipped to cup through every lot and ensure consistent quality.
The entire post-harvest process has been certification in the quality management
systems from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO-9001). COHORSIL
is not just a coffee cooperative, it also has an organic fertilizer production plant that
uses coffee pulp as the base ingredient and California earthworms to promote
decomposition. Plus, it has a massive greenhouse operation where thousands of
vegetable seedlings are grown each year. And to tie it all together, there are 14
agricultural supply stores spread across western Honduras.
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