El Lechero
Microlot
Honduras
La Labor
$16.99/lb.

El Lechero is a three-hectare parcel of Finca Pashapa in Honduras named after a tree with milky sap. When Roberto Salazar tasted coffee from this part of the farm, he discovered something special. It shouldn’t have been a surprise; the area is at 1520 meters and has a particularly high concentration of Typica and Bourbon coffee trees. Roberto kept that special parcel in the back of his mind, and kept working to create great coffees from the rest of Finca Pashapa, focusing especially on ripe cherry picking.  This year, Roberto paid pickers more to take a little extra time and care on El Lechero, and once again it was kept separate.  When this year's crop was being cupped, this lot stood out from all the rest.

The Coffee...  Exquisitely balanced with sweet, rich notes of vanilla, citrus, chocolate, and caramel. With impeccable standards of quality and a passion for developing coffees of the highest caliber, Roberto Salazar and his family have surpassed even their own high expectations with this standout lot.