90.43
Dedicated to growing coffee since the age of 12 years, he began growing 600 plants of coffee, and afterwards his parents decided to move to El Progreso and when it was ready to harvest he began to sell his coffee. At age 25 he got married and started a family, and decided to live in the mountain to manage the farm. When the price came down so much he migrate to the USA. After saving money to invest in the farm he returned after 3 years. He kept working with coffee, fulfilling his dream to export his coffee to other countries.
Rank | 3a |
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Farm Name | Los Cedros |
Farmer/Rep. | Juan Manuel Hernandez Lopez |
Altitude | 1,600 |
Country | Honduras |
Year | 2016 |
Size (30kg boxes) | 5 |
City | Morazan |
Region | Yoro |
Program | Honduras 2016 |
Month | May |
Aroma/Flavor | Blueberry strawberry fruit bomb, candied apple, orange blossom, red wine, sangria, process heavy, pinot-noir, black current spicy candy bar |
Acidity | Structured, tartaric |
Other | Heavy body intense body, dusted cocoa finish, spicy finish |
Processing system | Washed |
Variety | IHCAFE 90 |
Farm Size | - |
Auction Lot Size (lbs.) | 660 |
High bid | 39.00 |
Total value | 12870 |
High bidders | Camel Step Roasters |