Los Primos - Honduras

About Los Primos

Manuel Vallecillo is a 3rd generation coffee farmer. In his 20s, he was gifted a parcel of land to grow coffee. For 8 years, Manuel worked tirelessly tending to his coffee trees, but found himself continually stuck with low production and not able to get the selling prices needed to make his land profitable. So, he left for Houston, TX for better opportunities.

As the years passed, Honduran coffee gained more acclaim and he saw his friends and family succeed in the coffee biz, so it pulled him back home each year. Then, 15 years ago, he purchased land to grow coffee and the rest is history. He now splits his time between Houston and Honduras.

Santa Barbara is an area of Honduras that has grown acclaim in recent years for its extraordinary coffees (and one of the reasons Manuel was able to return to coffee farming!), and Los Primos is no exception. Coffee cherries are cleaned, then fermented 24-36 hours without using water — a method that is environmentally sustainable and produces coffee with sugary complexity. Then, the coffee is washed and spends about 3 weeks drying in the sun.

We’ve had the pleasure of bringing you his coffee from Los Primos for many years and we are continually thrilled by this sweet and clean coffee. You’ll find notes of sugary cotton candy, creamy mango and rich dates in Los Primos. It’s a coffee that is exceptionally balanced, yet still exciting in its own way. Don’t be surprised if you want to gulp down cup after cup of this beautifully sweet and juicy coffee. 

REGION: El Ocotillo, Santa Barbara, Honduras
FARM/MILL: Los Primos
VARIETAL: Pacas
ALTITUDE: 1,850 meters
PRODUCER: Manuel Vallecillo
PROCESS: Dry Fermentation, Fully Washed and Dried on Raised Beds

Sourced through our partners at Collaborative Coffee Source.

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Tastes like

Mango, Cotton Candy, Dates

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Brewing Recommendation

While we strive to roast our coffees to be enjoyable using any brewing method, try Los Primos on V60 or Chemex.

V60 Brewing Ratio - 1:16.6 [i.e. 15g coffee and 250g water]

Chemex Brewing Ratio - 1:16