Honduras El Jardin 1 kg

Profile

Acidity ⬤○○ Sweetness ⬤⬤○ Bitterness ⬤○○

Altitude

1400-1650 m.a.s.l.

Origin

Honduras

Process

Natural

Region

Montecillos, Concepción De Soluteca

El Jardin was established in 1981 and Mario Samuel Mejia Rodriguez inherited it from his father. The family has 4 generations of coffee growers that now are interested in the production of high-quality coffees to achieve differentiated markets. El Jardin is located at the altitudes of 1400 - 1650 m.a.s.l. in La Paz region in the South-Western part of Honduras near the Montecillos Reserve. The native Lenca inhabitants call this area “the site of the stone,” due to its mountainous terrain with thick jungle cover. La Paz has clay loam soils and a temperate climate, which causes the coffee plants to receive fewer daylight hours and therefore produce less volume, but of better quality. Finca El Jardín has an area of 20 ha that produces high-quality 85+ coffees and an area of 12 ha that produces lower-quality coffees of 83 points. Besides coffee, they also grow avocados there. On the farm, they try to work in harmony with the environment by applying organic matter and chemical fertilizers as a nutritional supplement. For example, products of coffee processing are used as organic fertilizers. Besides they have implemented experimental plots using timber trees to improve water retention in summer and avoid soil degradation due to very heavy rains in winter. Mario Samuel uses varieties of Brazilian origin with very good production and excellent cup quality as well as some of Salvadoran origin. The quality of the coffee is regularly controlled through tastings that are made for each dried lot.