Honduras Corquin Organic - washed

Cup profile: 
chocolate brownie, dulce de leche, roasted peanuts

Key facts: 
Aruco Cooperative, Corquin, Copan
Variety: IHCAFE 90
washed, 1100-1400 m

About the coffee: 
This coffee comes from the micro-lot program of the Aruco Cooperative in Corquin in western Honduras. The producers who take part in the initiative deliver their cherries to the processing station further down the valley, where the weather conditions are more stable and the farmers' harvest is processed together. There are two reasons for this - on the one hand, to ensure consistent processing of the coffee at a high level and, on the other, to help the farmers minimize risks during processing.

A total of over 200 producers are involved in the cooperative, 34 of whom contribute to the micro-lot program. In addition to technical assistance with cultivation, harvesting and good agricultural practice, the farmers are also supported beyond this, for example by organizing the organic certificate through the cooperation.

About the processing:
Once the cherries arrive at the processing station, they are sorted according to their sugar content (measured in degrees Brix) and allocated to the various processing methods. For this lot, they are cleaned, wet-washed and then sorted. Finally, they are placed in tents for drying and regularly turned over during the entire drying time (approx. 15-20 days).