Finca El Puente SL-28

Cosmic Curations Release No. 11

250g bag of whole bean coffee

Origin: Honduras
Region: Chinacla Municipality
Elevation: 1580 masl
Cultivar: SL28
Producer: Finca El Puente

This is an exquisitely clean yet complex washed process Honduras from the revered Finca El Puente, featuring one of my favorite varietals, SL-28. This also couldn't be much further from the previous SL-28 we released earlier this year. That coffee, a Colombian advanced natural process from Edinson Argote, was big, intense, and in your face. This coffee is sweet and layered in complex flavors that change with the temperature of the coffee. A syrupy body that is a joy on espresso or filter.

Finca El Puente, and the husband wife duo of Marysabel and Moisés behind the farm, have an amazing backstory. Here's a bit of that from their website:

Marysabel Caballero’s connection to coffee runs deep within her family’s history. She proudly represents the fourth generation of coffee producers, with the tradition dating back to 1907 when her great-grandfather, Don Felipe García, began cultivating coffee in Honduras. Don Felipe’s dedication led him to grow, process, and transport coffee beans on mules in leather sacks to El Salvador for export to Germany. In return for his coffee, he received essential goods such as cloth, tools, and fertilizers, which he distributed through a small store in Marcala. 

Sadly, Felipe passed away prematurely, at the age of merely 44; his son, Marysabel’s grandfather, Arsaces Garcia, was a mere nine years old when this occurred. At the tender age of 14, he entered into marriage and assumed responsibility for the family farm. Sandra Isabel, Marysabel’s mother, is the eighth child of Arsaces. In 1975, Sandra and her spouse, Fabio Caballero, purchased farmland from Arsaces. This is where Marysabel’s own coffee journey began. 

Moisés Herrera, hailing from Guatemala, initially worked for a coffee exporter. However, a fateful visit to Honduras in 1992 ignited his passion for coffee, particularly in the municipality of Chinacla, just beyond Marcala’s borders. Moisés and Marysabel married in 1996, embarking on their journey as coffee cultivators together. Their very first farm, La Maltide, marked the beginning of an extraordinary partnership rooted in coffee heritage and shared dreams. 

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