Honduras La Pena Pacas Washed
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100% specialty arabica coffee beans only
Momos' coffee beans are at their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting
| Variety | Pacas |
| Processing | Washed |
| Producer | Denilson Adonis Madrid Mejia |
| Region | Santa Barbara |
| Elevation | 1600 mass |
About this coffee:
Pallani × Lugmapata · Palatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador
A coffee made by neighbors — grown by one farm, refined by another.
Pallani
On the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, in the Palatanga region of Chimborazo Province, two small farms work side by side. Pallani, led by Dayana Aguirre, grows cherries with quiet patience. Lugmapata, just next door, has spent years refining the craft of processing.
Amigo Project
The Amigo Project — amigo meaning "friend" in Spanish — is what happens when these two come together.
Pallani brings the fruit. Lugmapata brings the hands that shape it. Cherries grown under the same sun, the same wind, and nearly the same soil are passed from one farm to another, where processing methods developed over many seasons draw out their clearest expression.
This is not a single-estate coffee. It is something more interesting: a coffee built on complementarity. For Pallani, the project opens a path to stable quality and export markets. For Lugmapata, it expands the range of what their processing can express. Each farm completes what the other begins.
In the Cup
Rather than reaching for bold individuality, Amigo Project speaks through balance, clarity, and stability. It reflects the character of Palatanga itself — a quiet terroir made legible through careful hands.
About Momos Coffee:
Momos Coffee started in 2007 as a small takeaway coffee shop right next to the restaurant where it belonged to his parents. Since then, over the last 17 years, we have sequentially and gradually expanded our business areas, including roastery, education programs, and e-commerce businesses. From seeds to one single cup of coffee we create, we hope everyone who is in this chain industry can pursue better lives.
The very first impression when we experienced the Specialty Coffee industry in Atlanta, in 2009 settled in our hearts and inspired us to keep moving forward over the decades. As a result of more than 10 years of knocking on the door of competition, Joo Yeon Jeon finally earned 1st place, which is known as the most significant competition in 2019, Boston.
Seeking the highest quality has been always our motivation, we started to travel origins, meet people, and do direct trade from the 4 Central American countries in 2011. Through many years of experience, now we are working with more than 16 countries, and more than 130 producers to understand each other and the meaning of long-term relationships and sustainability. We've successfully built this solid relationship through many obstacles and difficulties. And that makes the most important value of us more special to everyone.
Brewing Recipe :
| Filter | |
| Brewing ratio | 1 : 16 |
| Ground coffee | 16g |
| Total water | 240ml |
| Water temperature | 94-97ºc |
| Brew time | 2.30 minutes |
In the cup.
How Honduras La Pena Pacas Washed shows up — flavour profile, body, finish — graded on our internal cupping rubric.
Brew it
like this.
- Ratio
- 15g : 250g
- Time
- 3:00
- Temp
- 93°C
Bloom 30s. Four pours of 60g, 30s apart.
- Ratio
- 30g : 500g
- Time
- 4:00
- Temp
- 92°C
Plunge slow. Decant immediately to avoid over-extraction.
- Ratio
- 18g : 36g
- Time
- 28s
- Temp
- 93°C
Distribute, tamp level, pull. Adjust grind to hit time.