The flavor of Honduran coffee. The kind of coffee from Central America. The picking method of Honduran coffee.

Honduras: Premium Highland Coffee

Flavor and taste characteristics: good flavor, rich and mellow, suitable for mixing and drinking.

Honduras is located in the north of Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea in the north, the Gulf of Fonseca in the Pacific Ocean in the south, Nicaragua and El Salvador in the east and south, and Guatemala in the west. It is mostly mountainous and plateau. It has a tropical climate, mild temperatures and abundant rainfall, making it an ideal place for coffee growth.

Honduras produces two very good quality coffees that are highly prized by coffee lovers. One is "highland coffee" grown at altitudes of 1,000 to 1,500 meters, and the other is "selected highland coffee" grown at altitudes of 1,500 to 2,000 meters, representing the highest level in Honduras. Honduras exports most of its coffee to Germany.

Honduran coffee beans are larger in shape, uniform in size, uniform in color and shiny. To make harvesting easier, farmers prune coffee trees to no more than 150 centimeters, which requires a ladder to pick, which takes time and can damage the tree by bending branches. Because each fruit of coffee beans has a different maturity period, to maintain the good quality of coffee beans, it is necessary to use artificial methods to pick and then select mature fruits. The coffee fruit of the same branch often takes several weeks to harvest.

Honduras 'high-quality coffee uses water washing to treat coffee beans, usually after soaking, in the soaking time, defective fruit will surface, can be discarded first. The good fruit is then placed in a fruit peeler and peeled off by the rotating force of the machine. The peeled fruits are screened by machines to select excellent quality fruits. Usually larger fruits represent better maturity. Honduran coffee is sun-dried, so it always has a light fruity taste.

Honduran coffee has a rich and mellow taste, taste is not sour, alcohol and aroma are very high, quite with personality. Honduran coffee can be roasted to varying degrees, resulting in multiple layers of flavor. Medium baking can maximize the sweetness of beans, while deep baking can increase bitterness, but the sweetness does not disappear. Generally speaking, medium roast tastes best, has a rich and unique aroma, and is favored by Honduran coffee lovers.