Honduras Honey Process Carlos Umberto

Carlos Umberto's farm, "El Danto", is located in the village of San Luis Planes, within south-western Honduras region of Santa Barbara. His farm sits at roughly 1400 meters above sea level. Unlike so many Honduran farmers who have hedged on growing disease-resistant coffee varieties, Don Carlos has planted much of his farm in Pacas, a natural mutation of Bourbon. The only hybrid he has planted is Parainema, identified by its elongated seeds, and known for producing high cup quality. His coffee is milled and exported by Beneficio San Vicente, arguably one of the first exporters to promote single-farmer, micro-lot coffees in Honduras, rather than taking a volume-oriented approach. They've worked tirelessly over the last 20 years to further this mission, reaching out to small producers in the surrounding regions to improve the coffee quality, and ultimately, the price paid for their coffees.