Oscar Ramirez, Honduras (Paraneima)

*We roast every Tuesday. All orders placed before Monday 11:59pm (AEST) will be roasted and fulfilled that Tuesday. All orders placed after that will be roasted the following week. Country - Honduras Region - Las Delicias, Danlí, El Paraíso Producer/s - Oscar Daniel Ramirez Valerio Farm - Finca El Laurel Processing - Washed Varietal/s - Parainema Altitude - 1,400 masl Harvest - February 2026 Flavour Notes - Pink lady apple, stone fruit, honey Oscar grows his coffee at Finca El Laurel, in the small community of Las Delicias in the east of Honduras. He started with half a hectare that his father gave him and slowly bought more land over the years. It's the kind of story I really love about coffee, one person building something patiently, harvest after harvest. Oscar's coffee is Parainema, a rust-resistant variety, and that matters. Leaf rust has hit farmers in this part of the world really hard, and Oscar had to battle it on his own farm. He also changed how he processed his coffee. Before the community moved to washed processing, quality control wasn't a big focus. In 2017 his washed Parainema won Honduras' Cup of Excellence and sold at auction for US $124.50 per pound, a record at the time. Espresso Recipe: 1:3 ratio In: 20 grams dry dose Out: 60 grams beverage weight output Time: Contact time of 26+ seconds Filter Recipe: 1:16.5 ratio In: 20 grams dry coffee Out: 330 grams brewing water Time: 2:45-3:00 minutes