Wild Child Organic Espresso Blend

Tasting notes: Sweet, dried fruit, honey, toffee, dark chocolate.

Coffee breakdown:
Honduras Opalaca 100% Washed process - Lempira, catuai and bourbon varieties grown by Beneficio Santa Rosa from the Santa Rosa de Copán Region grown at 1250-1700 masl. It is certified organic.

100% organic, Wild Child is smooth and sweet with notes of dried fruit, honey, toffee and dark chocolate in the finish. Its creamy texture is an irresistible match for milk and makes for a delicious espresso coffee.

Wild Child's washed Honduras hails from Opalaca in the country’s west. Honduras is a small yet mighty coffee producer, boasting the largest per capita coffee production in the world.
Honduras has everything it needs to grow coffee - the right growing conditions, abundant fertile soils, high altitudes and a variety of microclimates.

Honduras Opalaca is a certified organic regional blend of Lempira, catuai and bourbon This coffee from Opalaca is produced by a specific group of farmers who are part of the Beneficio Santa Rosa supply chain in West Honduras. The producers were selected based on the consistently high quality of their deliveries.

Beneficio Santa Rosa is an exporter and dry mill, located in Santa Rosa de Copán. Santa Rosa services organised producer groups, cooperatives, producer associations and large as well as small independent producers in the region. The mill receives coffee in parchment form, either wet or (partially) dried. Its main job is to prepare the coffee to export standards. Santa Rosa makes sure the coffee meets the international standards in terms of moisture content, grade, and hence cup quality. The role of a dry mill in the production of quality is not often highlighted.

At Beneficio Santa Rosa, trucks arrive daily with the coffee from its various suppliers. The lot receives a traceability tag so it can be followed and identified all along the processing chain. The quality team at the mill evaluates a sample of the lot and determines the price in correspondence with the quality. Beneficio Santa Rosa produces certified coffees, conventional qualities (SHG, HG) and specialty grade microlots. Beneficio Santa Rosa has various certifications to guarantee its commitment to the environment and the community. The mill is certified by RFA, FT, Organic, UTZ, Cafe Practices and Bird Friendly certification bodies.

Beneficio Santa Rosa supports growers with training in farm management and assistance with certification. Organic fertilisers and integrated pest management were utilised in farming practices. This allows them to sell their coffee with added value above the commercial pricing level which is a significance difference in the current coffee market in Honduras.

The cup is smooth and sweet with notes of dried fruit, honey, toffee and dark chocolate in the finish. Its creamy texture is an irresistible match for milk and makes for a delicious espresso coffee.