Honduras - Jose Angel Velazquez Catuai

Nice intensity, bright, nectarine, citrus, cane sugar
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2022/23
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Lot Number P611284-4
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About This Coffee

Jose has been growing coffee since the 1980s, but it is only recently that he started preparing specialty micro-lots, after other local producers encouraged him due to his farm's altitude and connected him to San Vicente and the larger specialty market. He works in collaboratively with a neighbor to depulp, wash and dry his microlots, transporting cherry and parchment back and forth on horseback due to the remote location of his farm.

Country of Origin Honduras
Region Santa Barbara
Producer Type Single Estate
Farm Name Flor de Izote
Dry Mill Beneficio San Vicente
Processing Washed
Processing Description 15hr fermentation, solar dryer
Growing Altitude 1650m
Harvest Season 2022/23
Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Catuai

History of Coffee in Honduras

Prior to 1900, coffee was essentially a garden crop in Honduras, grown on small lots of land and traded within the country for internal consumption. Less than 10 percent of the coffee harvested was exported in 1894. By 1900, exports had more than doubled, but banana was still king. A decline in banana production over the decades coincided with a slow but steady growth in coffee production. Today, Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America, exporting more than 5 million bags last year, and is one of the largest exporters of specialty grade coffee. 

Growing Coffee in Honduras

Honduras is somewhat unique in that it experienced the most significant growth in export volume after the emergence of the specialty coffee industry, so new farmers and new mills begin with quality as their goal. Coffee is now pervasive in Honduras, grown in 210 of the 298 municipalities and throughout central and coastal highlands within six districts identified as Coffee Regions. Starting in the north and moving south, the regions are Copan, Opalaca, Montecillos, Comayagua, El Paraiso, and Agalta. More than 60 percent of Honduras coffee is grown above 12 hundred meters and as high as 16 hundred. Almost 90 percent of Honduras coffee is grown on small (less than 153 bags) and medium (between 153 and 766 bags) sized farms. Virtually all Honduras coffee (over 90 percent) is washed and sun dried. Plant varieties include Cautuai, Caturra, Bourbon, Typica, and Pacas. 

  • Region Santa Barbara
  • Farm Name Flor de Izote
  • Producer Type Single Estate
  • Dry Mill Beneficio San Vicente
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description 15hr fermentation, solar dryer
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Catuai
  • Min Growing Altitude 1650m
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot Yes
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade HND CA WA SHG
  • CTRM Contract Number P611284-4
  • Country of Origin Honduras
  • Warehouse Continental NJ

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