Honduras E. Sabillon, El Plan, Washed, 69kg.

TASTING NOTES: Mandarin/Orange, Strawberry, Sugary
PROCESS: Washed
VARIETAL: Parainema
MASL: 1,400MASL

This is the 3rd harvest of Edwin's coffee that we've purchased, and we're always struck by the consistency of the washed and honey Parainemas produced on his farm, El Plan.

Edwin planted Parainema in 2015 after his neighbour won Cup of Excellence with this varietal and sent the first sample of his own coffee to Beneficio San Vicente (BSV) in 2017. With the help of BSV, Edwin prepared his first microlot the following year. His coffees are always well structured with sweet, citric and rounded cacao notes.

This lot has undergone a washed process. Cherries are carefully picked by hand and transported to the wet mill, where they are de-pulped before being placed into a concrete tank for dry fermentation for 18 hours. After fermenting to break down the sticky layer of mucilage, the lot is washed with three batches of water and then dried in a parabolic solar dryer, until the required moisture/humidity level is reached, during which time workers turn the coffee and sort the beans by hand to remove any defective beans.