Honduras
Aruco - Honduras
Aruco - Honduras
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Natural / Dry
Red Catuai
1200 - 1500
Regular
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What to Expect
This is Honduras doing what it does best: sticky, jammy sweetness with none of the sharp edges. The Aruco Cooperative has taken naturally processed IHCAFE 90 and roasted it on the darker side of medium, landing you squarely in dried fruit and toffee territory.
The Cup
Expect a thick, syrupy body that coats your mouth. The natural process brings plum and raisin to the front, but the roast level rounds off the acidity until it's barely noticeable. This is a sweet, heavy cup with no funk or ferment weirdness. Clean for a natural, but the fruit character leans cooked rather than fresh. Toffee sweetness anchors the finish.
Who This Is For
If you like your coffee rich, sweet, and approachable without much acidity, this will suit you. It's built for espresso drinkers who want body and sweetness over brightness.
If you're chasing floral complexity or citric zing, this isn't it.
Best for: Espresso lovers who prefer chocolatey sweetness and a heavy, sticky mouthfeel.
How to Brew This Coffee
This was roasted for espresso, and that's where it shines: the darker roast and thick body make for easy extraction and a syrupy shot. It also works beautifully in a Moka pot, where the pressure and intensity match the coffee's weight. For something more forgiving, try an Aeropress with a short steep to bring out the toffee and dried fruit without overdoing the heaviness.
Honduras
Aruco - Honduras
We enhance these descriptions ourselves and check them by hand, but mistakes can happen. The roaster's own wording is shown below. If anything arrives not as described, contact us and we'll put it right.
Description from Roaster
Unique to Honduras, the IHCAFE 90 variety brings deep, jammy, sticky notes to the cup. A great showcase by The Aruco Cooperative, a community of 14 producers around the Aruco Mill. Naturally processed and roasted this on the dark side of medium, for espresso, accentuating a th...Description from Roaster
Unique to Honduras, the IHCAFE 90 variety brings deep, jammy, sticky notes to the cup. A great showcase by The Aruco Cooperative, a community of 14 producers around the Aruco Mill.
Naturally processed and roasted this on the dark side of medium, for espresso, accentuating a thicker mouthfeel and darker sugary notes.
This description comes from KOTA Coffee, who roasts this coffee. For the fullest product detail, you can also see their own listing at Artefact Coffee
Ways to Brew
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Espresso
Coffees hand-picked for espresso, chosen by analysing each one's roast, body and flavour rather than relying on the roaster's label. These are beans with the sweetness, depth and structure to pull a rich, balanced shot under pressure, from chocolatey blends to fruit-forward single origins. Every coffee here earned its place by how it actually performs in the basket. New to pulling shots? Read our espresso brewing basics.
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Moka
Coffees curated for the moka pot's concentrated, stovetop intensity, each assessed for how it stands up to high-heat brewing. We look for robust body and low-acidity sweetness that carry through this method, delivering the strong, espresso-adjacent cup the moka pot is known for. First time brewing? Read how to use a moka pot.
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Aeropress
A curated range of coffees suited to the Aeropress, selected on their own merits through our attribute analysis. We look for the clarity and balance this fast, pressure-assisted method rewards, so whether you brew short and concentrated or long and clean, each bean here is chosen to give you a bright, well-defined cup. Want to get the most from yours? See our Aeropress brewing guide.
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