Honduras San Lazaro

For 2023, we are proud to be entering our fifth consecutive year of working directly with the San Lazaro farm. Finca San Lazaro sits high above the town of San Marcos de Colon near the border with Nicaragua. The coffee is grown in volcanic soil at approximately 1,600 meters above sea level within La Botija Biological Reserve.

Perhaps the most noteworthy aspects of this coffee are the people and the mission behind the beans themselves. The San Lazaro farm serves others through the non-profit ministry known as Mission Lazarus. Mission Lazarus provides a multitude of diverse opportunities for individuals and families in the region to not only learn skills that help improve their current circumstances, but also become catalyst for positive change that impacts others beyond the region.

In addition to the amazing coffee farm, they are home to a working ranch, artisan shop, hotel, and restaurant which employs over 50 people and generates 25% of their budget. This coffee is cultivated and processed by female agronomists, which adds yet another interesting wrinkle. Those employed on the farm are paid 25% above Fair Trade thresholds, and they even receive medical care as an added benefit.
Some of the folks involved with this effort are friends of friends, so this is a relationship that has been in the cultivation stages for at least six years.  Being able to work with the same farm, the same people, and their noble mission to change lives on the deepest level possible is an absolute privilege.

Here's what you can expect from this coffee in 2023/24: More creamy caramel characteristics than last year's harvest with nice sweetness and a soft citrus acidity reminiscent of mandarin orange.  This is a well-balanced and easy-drinking coffee.

Flavor Notes:  Caramel, Toasted Almond, Easy-Drinking

Please note: In an effort ensure your coffee arrives as fresh as possible, we roast everything to order.  Website orders are roasted each Wednesday, packaged Wednesday, and shipped on Thursday.  Orders will be filled as quickly as possible depending on availability, but please note that orders placed after Monday may be filled the following week.