Honduras Benito Sanchez

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This selection from Benito Sanchez marks both the first time we’ve sourced coffee of this lesser-known variety, Parainema, and from this region of Honduras, Las Delicias! Benito learned to farm from his father and has been growing coffee in this area for the past 44 years on his family’s 5 hectare farm, El Higo, which sits in a relatively lower elevation area near the border of Nicaragua. However, because of the microclimate here that creates very cool nights, the cherry maturation phase is extended to a degree that produces uniquely complex coffees. 

The Parainema variety from Benito Sanchez offers a plethora of unique, complex flavors to explore. The acidity is bright and floral, reminiscent of fresh mango. A high sweetness keeps the coffee very balanced, reminding us of butterscotch and cream soda.  It’s a shapeshifter, changing from hot to cold and from days off of roast, which makes it a particularly fun coffee to sit with over time. We’re tasting: mango, pineapple, tangerine, lime, candied ginger, dark honey, orange creamsicle, butterscotch, vanilla, black tea.