Nahun Fernandez - Honduras - Paraneima - Honey
Introducing a new producer to the Uncommon line-up, Nahun Fernandez! Nahun has placed in the Honduras Cup of Excellence three times, each time with a version of his Parainema, including a honey-processed lot that won 13th place in 2018. This lot is a wonderful expression of Paraneima, which could be said to be Honduras' national variety. It has everything we love about the honey process: sweetness, body, jammy fruit and clean, fine acidity. We have notes of orange, honeycomb and peach.
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Awards
Nahun’s coffee has gained national recognition. He has placed in the Honduras Cup of Excellence competition three times, each time with a version of his Parainema, including a honey-processed lot that achieved 13th place in 2018.
Microclimate
The mountainous region surrounding Lake Yojoa has a consistent dense, cool, afternoon fog that slows coffee cherry maturation, leading to increased density and complex acids.
Future
Nahun has become known as a 'coffee processing expert' and is sharing his knowledge and expertise with other coffee producers in Santa Babr
Elevation
Las Flores sits at 1500-1550 masl in Santa Barbara, is a cold, humid and mountainous region with volcanic soils.
Variety
Parainema is a high-yielding, leaf rust-resistant Arabica hybrid developed by IHCAFE in Honduras, stemming from the Sarchimor family (Villa Sarchí × Timor Hybrid).
Process
Fully ripe cherries are floated, sorted, and depulped and laid to dry on raised beds in their mucillage as 'honey'.
Honduras
"Honduras is, in our opinion, one of the most under appreciated coffee producing countries right now."
The Santa Barbara region of Honduras has quickly gained recognition over the past decade for its increasing number of high-quality coffee producers, particularly those around the town of Peña Blanca near Lake Yojoa. Within this community, Nahun Fernandez has become a prominent figure, known for both his commitment to quality and his influence on local processing practices.
Paraneima
“Parainema gained major recognition after winning the 2015 Honduran Cup of Excellence Competition.”
Parainema is a high-yielding, leaf rust-resistant Arabica hybrid developed by IHCAFE in Honduras, stemming from the Sarchimor family (Villa Sarchí × Timor Hybrid). It is proving that resistant hybrids can also showcase incredible cup quality.
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