Ceramic Coffee
Honduras - Luha + Issel Medina
Honduras - Luha + Issel Medina
CACAO • BERRIES • LIME ZEST
COUNTRY | Honduras
REGION | Puringla, La Paz, Honduras
PRODUCER | Luha and Issel Medina
ALTITUDE | 1700-1800 MASL
PROCESS | Washed
VARIETY | Catuai, Typica, IH90
These beans are fully washed, so the cherry is pulped (skin and part of the fruit removed) and then wet-fermented up to 48 hours, before final washing and raised screen sun-drying.
In the cup we're tasting chocolatey sweetness, mixed berries and lime zest dancing on our tongues.
The Medina sisters have dedicated themselves to their family's farm in Santiago de Puringla, Honduras, where the coffee industry has long been dominated by men (and still is). They are living proof that resiliency and tenacity can open doors previously sealed off to women in the male-dominated Honduras coffee scene, and that communities thrive with women at the forefront.
Try pairing it with this album and giddy up: