Cascaritas Natural
Cascaritas Natural
by Hidardo Hernández
Single Origin Roasted coffee, whole beans OcotepequeHonduras
Grapefruit
Orange
Cherry
Natural Anaerobic Parainema
Light roast
suitable for Filter
€8.99
€35.96/kg
Includes 7% VAT
excludes Shipping
In stock
Delivery by
Saturday, the 21st of September 2024
Hidardo Hernández in the CAFESMO office
Hidardo HernándezCAFESMO

Hidardo Hernández is the initiator of the co-operative Cafesmo Ocotepeque. As a 4th generation coffee producer, Hidardo grew up surrounded by coffee. Together with his mother Delmy, he runs the Finca Cascaritas, where he grows different specialty grade microlots of different coffee varieties.

Hidardo has a passion for creating high quality specialty coffees and experimenting with processing methods to create interesting flavor patterns. He grows his coffees using organic and sustainable cultivation techniques.

Drying coffee on the Finca Cascaritas

With the Cascaritas Natural, Hidardo Hernández has created a coffee that combines the sweetness of a natural with a light note of ripe citrus fruits, creating a very pleasant and special coffee.

For the Natural Anaerobic processing, the coffee cherries are picked ripe from the coffee trees and then fermented in barrels for 72 hours.

After fermentation, the coffee cherries are dried for 21 days on raised African drying beds. Afterwards, the pulp is removed, and the coffee beans are processed for transportation.

The coffee is grown using sustainable and ecological methods.

The Finca Cascaritas in Honduras
Finca Cascaritas

Ocotepeque, Honduras, 1300 m a.s.l.

Finca Cascaritas is the coffee farm run by Delmy Hernández and her son Hidardo Hernandéz. The farm is in Ocotepeque in the mountains of Southern Honduras close to the border to El Salvador. From 1,230 to 1,300 meters altitude, Hidardo and Delmy cultivate different varieties like Parainema, Obata and Bourbon and process them into different micro lots. The farm is Rainforest Alliance certified and produces sustainably and ecologically coffees grown under the shade of hazel pine, guamo, malcinca, and American walnut trees.

Cascaritas Natural in the Hario Range Server
Chris uses the following recipe for his brew with Hario V60  :

Preparation of 24g coffee beans, ground with a setting of 17 clicks on the Timemore C3S Pro (equivalent to ~ 630 μm) with 400 ml water at a temperature of 93°C. Results in a balanced acidity with a strong and lingering sweetness that is reminiscent of ripe cherries. Avoid astringency by adjusting the grind size coarser.

Hint: This coffee likes a fast flow rate.