Rakpla's Rescue Roast - Limited Time

Available for a limited time - this roast is smooth and complex with notes of caramel, chocolate, toffee, fruit, and a hint of brown spice. Named after the winner our rescue contest, Rakpla was rescued by the Soi Dog Foundation where he still lives, waiting for his forever home. You can find Rakpla's information here.

Origin: Honduras 
Roast: Medium
Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium
Growing Altitude: 1300 meters ASL
Process: Anaerobic Red Honey 

This coffee is only available for a limited time.

About the Producer: Katia Duke’s San Isidro farm is found in a dry and dusty area only a fifteen minute drive from the town of Ruinas de Copán in Copán Department, Honduras. The farm has been in Katia’s family for generations, producing coffee in the traditional way and selling parchment to local intermediaries. She spent most of her youth on the farm before studying agronomy at the prestigious Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School in San Antonio de Oriente, Francisco Morazán, Honduras. She had grown up dedicated to following the tradition of her parents and family, but the la roya leaf rust epidemic hit Honduras in 2012, destroying most of the crop that year. This blow to coffee production urged Katia to reassess their approach to farming, and change the way that she and her family would think about coffee. 

After much discussion with her father, she was granted plots of land to farm as she saw fit. The rewards of farming never come without struggle though, and Katia has had to work hard to see her plan come to fruition. Her first hurdle was to earn respect as a farmer, simply for being a woman. On her first day as a producer only two people, both women, showed up to work the farm with her—everyone else refused to work for a woman. Now, after years of hard work, Katia has developed a strong team at San Isidro built around the principle of mutual respect among everyone.