Honduras

San Andres

Origin: Honduras

Region: Lempira

Town: San Andres

Owner: Producers working with Bicafe Honduras

Co-Op Washing Station: 25 producers in San Andres Lempira

Varietal: Catuai, IHCAFE 90, Lempira, Pacas

Grade: SHG EP

Altitude: 1600-1800 masl

Harvest: November – April

Processing: Fully Washed

Tasting Notes: Nutty, sweet with notes of cacao nibs and honey.

Medium roast



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• Indulge in the rich flavors of the Honduras San Andres SHG coffee, sourced directly from the Lempira region and meticulously cultivated by 25 producers in the town of San Andres. Owned by the dedicated producers working in collaboration with Bicafe Honduras, this exquisite coffee is carefully processed using the fully washed method and boasts a Grade SHG EP, ensuring only the highest quality beans make it into your cup. Grown at an altitude of 1600-1800 masl, this blend of Catuai, IHCAFE 90, Lempira, and Pacas varietals is harvested from November to April, offering a delightful mix of nutty, sweet, and cacao nibs notes with a touch of honey. Elevate your coffee experience with the Honduras San Andres SHG.

Coffee from Honduras

Honduras is a small yet mighty coffee producer. The country boasts the largest per capita coffee production in the world. Beginning in 2017, Honduras began placing in third place for Arabica production volume globally. For this slot, they compete with Ethiopia—a country 10 times larger than Honduras. The two countries trade between third and fourth place annually, but the achievement is impressive, nonetheless.

Honduras has everything it needs to become a premier specialty coffee producer. The country has the right growing conditions, abundant fertile soils and soaring altitudes (nearly all farms are at more than 1,000 meters above sea level), plus a variety of microclimates.

Beginning in the early 2000s the industry began to focus on quality. Improved infrastructure (better mechanical dryers, centralized wet mills, an increasing number of solar dryers), quality control/assurance trainings (separating lots by qualities, cupping schools, etc.), the rise of specialty-focused exporters, increased volumes of certified coffees and the strengthening cooperative movement all have worked in tandem to make Honduran coffee ‘one to watch’.

It is only in more recent years that coffee production in Honduras has reached specialty levels comparable to other Central American countries, but specialty roasters are responding with enthusiasm. In 2017, a lot in the Cup of Excellence garnered the highest price ever paid for a Cup of Excellence coffee in any country: $124.50 per pound (approximately $56.50 per kg).

Above all, while Honduras increasingly offers high end microlots, what the country arguably represents overall is exceptional value. Quality has improved massively over the last 15 years, and in addition to unique specialty lots, the country offers very solid, clean blenders at very attractive prices.