Prodigal Coffee

Patricio Navarro

Patricio Navarro's Lempira, Honduras coffee placed 2nd in the COE Traditional category, secured through direct sourcing via Angel Arturo Paz. Hand-harvested cherries underwent an extended semi-washed process: three-day fermentation in sealed bags, pulping, three more days of bag fermentation, four thorough washes, and 18 days of drying on raised beds. Despite the wet-mill intensity, the cup emerges immaculately clean with ripe apricot, green grape, and melon. This is a coffee worth grabbing before the July COE auction, backed by verifiable competition results and precise processing craft.