Special Edition Honduran Princess Diana - Light Roast

 

Our 6th Year with Honduran Coffee Alliance

We are super excited to feature an HCA coffee for the 6th year in a row and have the Edwin Nicolas’ coffee with us again! This is the same coffee we for the past 5 years — the Honduras Princesa Diana! We love that this coffee has become an option that our customers ask for by name.

The Coffee

This is a super tasty, washed processed coffee is a great fall offering with a similar flavor to the versions we have had years prior. It’s a mix of Catuaí, Icatú, Lempira, Marogojipe and Parainema varities.

How does it taste

The coffee has a bright, sweet and subtly rich flavor with a caramel, honey, cinnamon tone and mild citrus feeling.  It's a bit more tart than in previous years but that will give the flavor a bit of a boost if you're looking to wake up in the morning.

Farm Details

  • Producer: Edwin Alberto Nicolas Morales

  • Finca Name: Princesa Diana

  • Finca Location: El Esfuerzo (village), San José (municipality), La Paz (state), Honduras

  • Finca Size:8.4 hectares

  • Drying: Igloo-shaped Solar driers with mesh beds

Microlot Details

  • Varieties: Catuaí, Icatú, Lempira, Marogojipe, Parainema

  • Process: Washed

  • Elevation: 1480-1600 meters above sea level

Farm / Producer Story:

Edwin grew up in the same coffee mountains where he now has his farm and is a 3rd generation coffee farmer. He went to university on the other side of the country to study agronomy and there met his wife, Maria Emilia.

After university, they moved back to manage the coffee farm that he had inherited and bought a farm under Maria’s name on the other side of the road. Their farms are surrounded by family – four of Edwin’s siblings and many cousins have neighboring farms. The farm was thriving for many years until the Coffee Rust Disease destroyed their entire farm in 2008.

The following years were extremely difficult as they had to take out loans to replant coffee and renovate the farm and wait until the trees were ready to harvest again. They have had other climate challenges and low prices but have persevered and now have a great coffee farm again. Together, they now manage three farms - Finca El Esfuerzo, Finca Princesa Diana, Finca El Potrero - for a total of 24.5 hectares.

2024 Update

This year, they had a huge addition to the team: their eldest son, who recently graduated as an agronomist, is now in charge of the general administration of the farms, overseeing production, processing, storage, and coffee commercialization. This allows Edwin to carry out other planned activities.

With the incorporation of his son (Edwin Jr.) into the general management of the farms, new challenges must be overcome. This season, they have faced a significant coffee rust outbreak, so he had to immediately put into practice what he learned in his classes. Additionally, the lack of labor for coffee harvesting in the area remains a challenge, along with climate change. These two phenomena are triggers for more rust attacks, as coffee production struggles to be harvested, causing trees to become stressed and prone to rust attacks.

Even so, Edwin remains optimistic about continuing to produce quality coffees and hopes to maintain commercial relationships with buyers who appreciate the quality of his coffee. He is hopeful that his son's involvement will further improve quality production for the next season, which will also see increased production with the addition of a new planting.

Availability

This coffee is available for a limited time in 12oz, 16oz and 5lb bags.