Lot Specifications
Producer
Luha & Issel
Farm
Los Encinos: Ocotillo
Region
La Paz, Honduras
Varietal
Gesha, Parainema
Process
Natural
Certification
Organic
Elevation
1,450 – 1,550 m.a.s.l.
Farm Size
5 Manzanas
Harvest
February – June
Available
9 × 30kg
Cupping Score
86.85
Processing Description
Los Encinos Ocotillo is a fairly young plantation, only on its 3rd productive season. Harvested by hand in multiple rounds to ensure each cherry is at peak ripeness. Milling specs: 3 max defects, minimum screen size 15, hand selected by women.
Fermentation
3 days in open-air tanks at 15–23°C
Drying
30 days on patios under partial shade at 23–27°C
Final Moisture
10.3% (water activity 0.54)
Luha & Issel Medina
La Paz, Honduras
Sisters from a third-generation coffee family, defying a male-dominated industry. They run Beneficio Los Encinos and process coffee for neighboring farmers across El Ocotillo, Bañaderos and Guaspololo.
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