Corner Booth / Honduras

Varietal: Parainema
Process: Washed
Producer: Los Laureles Community
Geography: Santa Barbara, Honduras

• Los Laureles represents the work of approximately 30 producers in Santa Bárbara, Honduras. What began as a small family organization in 2015 has grown into a respected collective, now working with some of the region’s most accomplished producers, including multiple Cup of Excellence winners. Under the guidance of Arbey Mejia, the group has steadily elevated quality, focusing on producing smaller volumes of high-tier Fairtrade Organic coffees each harvest.
• Farmers cultivate varieties such as Parainema, Catuaí, Pacas, Geisha, and Bourbon in the fertile soils of Santa Bárbara, often alongside shade crops like banana and timber. Environmental stewardship is central to their approach, with coffee pulp recycled through vermicompost systems and water from processing recirculated or repurposed. Most producers dry their coffee using solar dryers, with final dry milling completed at Beneficio San Vicente, a benchmark facility in Honduran specialty coffee.