Jose Rodriguez

Description

Varietal– CatuaiPreparation– WashedLocation–Pinchado, HondurasAltitude– 1760 maslImporter-Nordic Approach

Producer Overview

Jose Yovany Rodriguez began brewing coffee in 1985. Coffee has always been present in his life as a side gig while he worked in different places to make a living and support his family. As time went by, Jose was able to buy land to plant coffee – which required sacrifices on his end to make it happen. “With a small area of land, this year I began growing 300 plants. Right now, I have about 4 Hectares of coffee.” – Jose says.

Jose expressed feeling very satisfied selling his micro lot since it’s the first time he sells his coffee directly. This also allowed him to get a higher price for his coffee and continue expanding the land where he works on. Some recent implementations he made on the farm are buying his own pulping machine and a solar panel to use in the house.

Jose’s focus is to keep the area in optimal condition to improve the quality of his coffee and to increase the area of his farm. “I do the best maintenance possible to my farm, cleaning and pruning. I also apply organic fertilizers to my farm I also add 12-24-12 fertilizer and nitrate. We harvest only the best cherries and we look for the optimum maturity point.” This switch towards speciality is also his way of improving his living conditions while continuing to work in coffee.

Harvesting and Processing:

A team of 10 people work with Jose to process the coffee he grows. All cherry is carefully hand harvested when fully ripe. The coffee is then pulped and fermented dry for 24 hours. The coffee is then washedand dried in solar driers for about 15 days.

Tasting Notes:

Apricot, raisin, tropical fruit and intense sweet syrup. This is a stunning coffee with a diverse range of tasting notes.

Brewing:

This coffee works well for all brew methods.

Filter: Dose 15g, water 250g.

Espresso: Dose 17 gram to 40 gram yield over about 30 seconds.

This coffee is available as whole bean and pre-ground, but we recommend always grinding fresh before brewing. We sell arange of grindersif you would like to grind this coffee fresh at home.