Honduras La Valentina

Rich, juicy, and full-bodied, Honduras La Valentina layers dark chocolate over cherry vanilla ice cream sweetness. It's a natural process microlot from a single farmer who shade-grows every tree, and one of the most balanced naturals to hit our cupping table in a while.

Tasting notes dark chocolate, cherry vanilla ice cream, full-bodied
Roast level medium-light
Region montecillos, la paz
Varietal ihcafe 90
Process natural
Elevation 1500 m

Honduras La Valentina is a natural sun dried coffee that drinks rich and full-bodied, with dark chocolate up front and a sweetness that lands close to cherry vanilla ice cream. What surprised us was the balance. Naturals can get loud, but this one stays composed, every note playing in the same key.

It's a microlot from Finca Benedición de Dios, the farm of Denis Orlando Castillo Flores in the Montecillos region of La Paz. Flores began working with coffee as a kid, helping neighboring farmers at harvest, then slowly bought up small parcels of land until he could farm full time. He's grown the operation into something that's lifted both his family and his wider community. He's also serious about agroforestry, keeping plenty of natural shade over the coffee to hold a steady microclimate and buffer against a changing climate.

If you go for naturals with real fruit and a full, rounded body, this is an easy yes. It's just as good as a slow pourover as it is pulled into a rich shot of espresso.

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ROAST SCHEDULE

This limited-release coffee is roasted three to four days a week, typically within 48 hours of your order. Orders placed after Friday’s production window roll into Monday’s roast schedule.

SHIPPING

Running out of coffee is no fun! We've put systems in place to ensure you get the freshest coffee possible, shipped as quickly as possible. Most orders roast and ship the following business day.

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INGREDIENTS

100% freshly roasted coffee. No additives, flavorings, or fillers. We roast only coffee, and our facility never processes nuts, dairy, gluten, or any other common allergens.