Honduras Villanueva Organic

Honduras has many of the climatic and geographic conditions necessary to produce high-quality coffee. However, because it lacked the infrastructure benefiting other coffee-growing countries in the region, Honduras historically struggled to produce specialty coffee on par with its neighbors. For years, this meant the majority of the country’s coffee was relegated to commercial-grade blending. Due to disorganized trade infrastructure and high export taxes, it was common practice to smuggle Honduran coffee into neighboring Guatemala and El Salvador, where it fetched higher prices. Eventually, the government started allocating more of this tax revenue back to the producers in the form of technical assistance, leading to improvements in both production and quality. As the value of Honduran coffee increased, producers found more profit in exporting coffee legally rather than smuggling it across the border. In recent years, Honduras has emerged as one of the world’s most important coffee origins. In 2011, Honduras surpassed Guatemala to become the largest coffee producer in Central America, and is now the 8th largest in the world. The coffee world has taken notice of Honduras’ excellent quality as well. Honduras offers a huge spectrum of flavor profiles. The cup characteristics can run the gamut from super sweet with chocolatey flavor and creamy body that work great in espresso, to tropical and citrus fruit flavors with vibrant acidity and medium body.