Honduras El Milagro SL-28 | 12oz bag of whole bean coffee | Equator Coffees

Honduras El Milagro SL-28 | Tastes like elderberry, spice cake, date | Equator Coffees

Honduras El Milagro SL-28 | Light roast single origin coffee | Equator Coffees

Honduras El Milagro SL28

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We are proud to share this exceptional single origin coffee from Anibal Pineda's farm, El Milagro. Anibal is a producer we have partnered with for twelve consecutive years and this is one of our most anticipated arrivals of the season.

SL28 is a highly prized variety in specialty coffee, known for its intense sweetness and complex fruit character. Anibal's dedication to quality and his careful cultivation shine through in every juicy and nuanced cup, with notes of elderberry, date, and spice cake.

Size

cecom-special

12oz

save 15% per oz

2lb

Flavor Profile

Origin
Peña Blanca, Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
Tasting Notes
Juicy & nuanced with notes of elderberry, date, & spice cake.
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Anibal Pineda

This is the twelfth year in a row that we have purchased coffee from Anibal Pineda’s farm, El Milagro. This coffee comes to us through a collaboration with Beneficio San Vicente, a coffee mill established by the Paz family in the town of Peña Blanca, Santa Barbara, a coffee growing region that regularly places winning coffees in the Honduras Cup of Excellence competition. Some of this success is due to the work of Benjamin, Arturo and David Paz who mill and grade many of these winning coffees. Beneficio San Vicente plays an important role by assisting growers with the export of their coffee and offering technical assistance and financing. Helping the farmers determine the quality potential of their coffee is especially important; it helps growers decide if it is worthwhile to spend scarce resources on improving quality for the specialty market. In Anibal Pineda’s case that hard work has clearly paid off.

After experiencing abnormal climate conditions that caused small harvests over the past couple of years, Anibal made the decision to replant much of his farm with the coveted SL28 variety.

We are always eager to taste Anibal’s coffee, and it’s exciting to witness his hard work and dedication to quality pay off. This coffee comes from a small plot Anibal purchased over a decade ago called El Milagro. When the coffee finally came into production, Equator began purchasing the coffee and has been the exclusive buyer of coffee from this plot of land ever since. When we visited in early 2019, Anibal mentioned that his family had purchased additional farmland with the income they made from the quality premiums Equator pays for his coffee.

Altitude

4,000-5,250 feet

Variety

SL28

Processing

Washed

Why We Love This Coffee

This coffee is an annual favorite of Equator’s Head Roaster, Michelle F. “I look forward to profiling this coffee every year. I can always identify Anibal Pineda’s coffee on the cupping table, something about it resonates with me and I find comfort in a cup of this coffee.”

This year we chose to shorten the development phase of the roast to highlight a subtle florality as an uplifting compliment to the intense sweetness associated with the SL28 variety. This complex coffee offers new experiences in every sip, making it a perfect coffee for a slow morning.

Sustainably Sourced

Good Coffee, Better Planet

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.

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Honduras El Milagro SL28

Flavor Profile

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Origin Story

Why We Love This Coffee

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