Los Tongos / Washed / Honduras / 250g

Origin: Honduras
Producer: Carlos David Castillo    
Farm: Los Tongos        
Region: El Sauce, Santa Barbara
Varieties: Pacas
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1650 m.a.s.l
Flavour Profile: Nougat, Cocoa & Dried apple 

One of the stops was to Los Tongos, run by Carlos David Castillo, son of Israel de Jesus Castillo. Los Tongos is a staple on our coffee menu and we are looking forward to buying more coffee from here as they have recently acquired a second plot of land. We often have several interesting varieties from Los Tongos including Pacas, Pacamara, & SL-28.   

Israel Castillos family have been involved in coffee production for many years. His grandfather was a coffee producer and he passed on knowledge to the future generations. Israel became a broker in the coffee world and connected many local farmers with San Vicente - an exporter in the Santa Barbara region. 

Benjamin Paz is a producer we buy directly from as well as working at San Vicente. He persuaded Israel to go back to producing coffee and together with Benjamin's cousin he bought a farm in the El Sauce region of Santa Barbara. The region gets its name from a type of tree that grows there.