Honduras - Finca El Chino - Mountain Water Decaf

Additional information:

Coffee: Finca El Chino - decaffeinated
Farm: Finca El Chino
Varietal(s): Catuai
Processing: Washed
Owner: Marco Tulio Lozano
City/Town: San Francisco
Region: Marcala
Country: Honduras
Certification: M Decaf

Finca El Chino lies at around 1,370 metres above sea level in Marcala, a lush, fertile area in the centre-west of Honduras. It was founded over 40 years ago by Don Carlos Moreno, the father-in-law of the current owner.

Don Carlos’ aim was to earn enough from his coffee farm to pay for the education of his three young daughters, who grew up helping their father on the farm. Eventually they got to university and were awarded degrees in medicine, pharmacy and agricultural science. The oldest daughter, Carla Patricia Moreno, who studied medicine, met her husband around this time - Marco Tulio Lozano, who now runs the farm alongside Carla Patricia.

At first the pair continued to farm in the usual way, selling unprocessed and semi-processed cherries in the local market. More recently, however, they have joined the COMSA cooperative, an organisation made up of mianly small producers who take great care (a) to produce the finest quality coffee they can and (b) to maintain their natural environoment. This has given El Chino access to the international specialty market, where the farm receives a far higher price in return for its premium quality beans.

Decaf Process:
This coffee has been sent for decaffeination at the Mountain Water facility in Veracruz, Mexico. This unique non-chemical decaffeination process uses the clear pure waters from the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba (known as Citlatepetl in the indigenous language) to gently remove the caffeine from the green beans.

Cupping Notes:
Clean cup: 6
Sweetness: 6
Acidity: 6
Mouthfeel:  6
Flavor: 7
Aftertaste: 6
Balance: 6
Overall: 6
Correction: +36
Total (max 100)     85

Brewing Notes:
Filtered: Yes
Espresso: No

Product Reviews

Average Rating (2 Reviews)

Sara Berks | 07/12/2011
Oh wow, I can't believe this decaf - this is just so good, so smooth and balanced. The only reason I'm not giving a 5 is that your Brazil Decaf just has the edge.

Sara

Linda Parker | 29/11/2011
I can't believe this decaf, and what I can't believe is the fact it's decaf.

What a taste, what a wonderful coffee - even better then the Brazil Atalaia Co2 Decaf and that is outstanding.

Love it - Linda