We are thrilled to have teamed up with Monsieur Claude once again, this time in a whole new format. Claude Coffee brings you multiple seasonal releases throughout the year with our second release coming from Darwin Flores.
Flores has a 1.5 hectare farm in Intibuca, where he primarily grows Catuai, which grows particularly well in Honduras. He picks at peak ripeness with the harvest taking place between January and March, following this the cherry is delivered to the El Roble processing mill where it is depulped and left to ferment for 48 hours. The coffee is then washed with clean water dried in a solar dryer and dried for about 18 days. With Flores only producing a very small amount of coffee a year, it’s a real honour to have bought and be able to showcase 2/3rds of this yearly production!
Seasonal buying is about seeing coffee as a crop not a commodity, buying in harmony with the growing seasons to enjoy coffee at its best. This kind of buying has always been the backbone of our business and it’s something we’ve improved and refined every year.
