Episode 741

This week's IMM coffee is a Honey processed Catuai grown by Alex Ramon Ponce Rodríguez at Bella Vista in the La Paz department of Honduras. It has tasting notes of frangipane, cream, bruised plum, raisin.

Starting with rolling frangipane sweetness of almond and cake, as it cools there's a creaminess which flows in along with brown sugar. Bruised plum and raisin add a fruity edge to this dessert in a cup.

    • Country: Honduras
    • Department: La Paz
    • Municipality:
    • Cabañas
    • Village:
    • Planes
    • Producer:
  • Alex Ramon Ponce Rodríguez 
  • Farm: Bella Vista
  • Altitude: 1,750 m.a.s.l.
  • Varietal: Catuai
  • Process: Honey

Cupping Notes

Frangipane, cream, bruised plum, raisin

  • Clean cup: (1–8): 6
  • Sweetness: (1–8): 7
  • Acidity: (1–8): 6
  • Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6.5
  • Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
  • Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
  • Balance: (1–8): 6.5
  • Overall: (1–8): 6.5
  • Correction:(+36): +36
  • Total: (max. 100): 87

Roasting Information
Medium-dark - through to the edge of second, first pops as the roast is dropping, no more.

Bella Vista

After almost a decade of working in a clothing factory, Alex's uncle offered him to sell him a property in Cabañas, La Paz, where his family originates. One year later, he planted the first coffee tree at Bella Vista.

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