Honduras Cup of Excellence Lot #25 - Get it while it lasts!

Lot#25 - El Pinabetal, is grown at over 1600 meters high! this coffee from the
Ocotepeque region has been lovingly cared for by Saúl Melara Santos and his family.
It has an amazing melon & green apple aroma
with sweet spice balancing that green apple tartness.
This award winner leaves you with a syrupy sweet long aftertaste.

El Pinabetal went thru multiple National and a final International panel review to rank it as one of the best coffee's coming out of Honduras in 2009, deserving its premium status. This along with limited availability makes this a coffee you don't want to miss!

...Limited availability...almost gone & preparing for Cup of Excellence 2010!

We split this lot thru live auction with our friends Wicked Joe's Roastery in Brunswick ME, but we are the only 2 roasters in the world with this coffee!!!
8oz bag for $13.75

Scott Conary, Owner of Open Eye Café & Carrboro Coffee Roastery, traveled to Honduras to train Barista’s in the San Pedro Sula Headquarters of IHCAFE

International barista judge and trainer Scott Conary travelled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras from Carrboro, NC to continue his training of baristas there & aid them in training for the 2nd Honduras National Barista Championship, to be held May 3-5, 2010.



This was only be one segment of the work Mr. Conary accomplished in his week long journey thru the coffee growing regions of Honduras. “Part of my trip was dedicated to renewing relationships with farms and growers we have worked with in the past, including the farmers of the Cup of Excellence coffees we carry, and also to look to creating new direct relationships with other growers of phenomenal coffees.”



Mr. Conary served as a judge for the 2007 Barista Competition in Honduras, as Head Judge at the World Barista Championship (WBC) in Atlanta last year, and for this year’s WBC competition in London, UK. “This is a program that will be crucial for Honduras staying current in the industry at large, and to keep them progressing both as a quality coffee producing country, and for their internal Café culture. I was pleased to see the Competition followed thru on so successfully in 2007 and think that the 2010 Competition is another important step in the continual education and increase in the quality of Honduran coffee.”

From March 25 thru the 28th, Scott Conary was involved in the 2010 CoffeeFest in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Here, scott took part in training & demonstrations of & for Baristas, including meeting the newly elected President of the country and making him, fellow officials, and then the crowd, espresso & cappuccino's!

A lot of great coffee's were sampled and a whole lot of fun was had!