According to the characteristics of Honduran coffee beans, is Honduran Shirley barrel fermented coffee beans good?

Honduras, whose full name is the Republic of Honduras, is a mountainous country in Central America. Bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, it lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, with a coastline.

This used to be where the Indians lived. Columbus landed here in 1502 and named it Honduras (meaning "abyss"). It was colonized by Spain at the beginning of the 16th century. Independence was declared on September 15, 1821. He joined the Union of Central America in 1823 and established a republic after the disintegration of the Union in 1838.

Most of its citizens are of mixed descent, so most of them believe in Catholicism. In Honduras, music is popular and rich in mineral resources, such as gold, silver, coal and antimony, among which silver ranks first in China and the United States.

Honduras is the country with the most prominent mountain terrain in Central America and is suitable for growing coffee and bananas, which are important exports of the region.

Russ is not only the largest coffee producer in Central America, but even Honduras is the second largest producer of washed Arabica beans in the world if only washed Arabica beans are counted. At the beginning of the 21st century, Honduran coffee surpassed bananas to become the most important cash crop in the country. Banana production is dominated by large American companies, but coffee growers are all small farmers. There are currently 110000 coffee farmers in Honduras. Manual picking of coffee fruits is the main harvest method, and the picking season is from November to March every year. Honduras produces two kinds of coffee of very good quality, which are highly respected by coffee lovers. One is "Highland Coffee", which grows at an altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters, and the other is "selected Highland Coffee", which represents the highest level of Honduras, which grows at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 meters. Most of the Honduran coffee is exported to the United States and Germany.

The main varieties grown in Honduras are Arabica, mainly derived from Bourbon, Kaddura, Kaduai, Iron pickup and Pacas.

Barrel fermentation method

This coffee bean is treated by barrel fermentation, so it has a strong wine flavor.

The process of Honduran wine barrel fermentation is to first wash the coffee cherries after picking, then put them into brandy oak barrels to ferment at a low temperature for 30-40 days, at a temperature of about 15-20 ℃, before drying in the shade. The lychee and orchid coffee beans are also fermented in brandy barrels, so the beans show a soft feeling, as well as the sweetness of lychees and honey, while combining alcoholic brandy and oak aromas. It's wonderful.

Country: Honduras

Producing area: Masaguara (Moca Manor)

Altitude: 1500-1700m

Variety: Kaddura, Kaduai, Pacas

Treatment: fine washing + whisky barrel fermentation

Flavor: vanilla, cream, fermented wine, dark chocolate, acidity will not be too prominent, with obvious wine charm and black cocoa, but also with a long-lasting sense of fermentation.