SIP BACK AND RELAX
In a mellow mood? Kick back and slurp down this easy-going coffee, with its comforting notes, its warm silky body, and a muted acidity flickering in the backdrop like a cosy fire. We enjoy this coffee most on cafetière, but comfort comes in all forms, so give flexible coffee a try on any brewing method and the results will be nicely consistent.
COUNTRY: Honduras
LOCATION: Gualcinse, Lempira
PRODUCER: Cosagual
PROCESS: Washed
CULTIVAR: Catuai, IHACafe-90
ALTITUDE: 1000- 1600 masl
HARVEST: November – April
MORE ABOUT THE PRODUCER
The Gualcinse Agricultural Services Cooperative Limited (COSAGUAL) was founded on January 27, 1994, in the municipality of Gualcinse, in the department of Lempira, with the goal of finding direct solutions to the coffee marketing problems faced by many producers in the area. It was legally incorporated on May 5 of that year by the governing body of cooperatives in Honduras, IHDECOOP; today known as CONSUCOOP (National Supervisory Council of Cooperatives).
COSAGUAL is made up of producers, adults and young people from the Gualcinse area and surrounding areas, who are coffee growers and/or children of coffee growers, 90% of whom are fully dedicated to the coffee industry and individually to other productive activities.
COSAGUAL is located in the southern part of the department of Lempira, in the municipality of Gualcinse, at 1,325 meters above sea level. It is in a soil and climate zone conducive to coffee cultivation. The farms are managed in shaded mountain areas, thereby enabling sustainable production and ecosystem services. The cooperative’s coverage extends to the municipalities of Gualcinse, Candelaria, Piraera, San Andrés, Erandique, and Santa Cruz.
This lot comes from about 60 smallholders from the Lempira department in Honduras. Cosagual is a cooperative dedicated to the production and marketing of coffee environmentally responsible, under systems of agroforestry to reduce erosion soils and the impact of climate change. Their range of coffee are washed SHG and HG and 2% of the production are microlots with natural process. Cosagual mission is to promote development process in families dedicated to agricultural production with gender equality and in harmony with the environment, providing services with responsibility, efficiency and commitment to their cooperative members. They are also certified by Fair Trade and Organic.
The coffee harvest takes place between November and April. Only the mature cherries are picked to ensure the best possible cup quality. The harvest is carried out and transported on the same day to the cooperative wet mill. The centralisation of the wet mill reduces the impact on the environment, through a more efficient use of water and better management of coffee by-products (pulp and honey waters)
