Ocotepeque from Honduras

Feature coffee

Our Seasonal Fairtrade Honduran Ocotepeque Coffee delivers a smooth, chocolate-forward cup with balanced sweetness and gentle acidity—making it an easy-drinking choice for any time of day. It’s a “feel-good” coffee, both in taste and in impact, supporting Fair Trade practices and the farmers behind every cup.

Flavour profile
Aroma: Nutty
Taste: Chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, citrus
Mouth Feel: Medium & creamy
Finish: Smooth, balanced, gentle acidity

Fair Trade Certified

Fairtrade is a certification that ensures farmers receive a fair, stable price and work under safe, equitable conditions. Fair Trade certified coffee supporting community development and long-term sustainability while protecting the environment, and ensuring strong, transparent supply chains.

The Impact

Honduran coffee farmers have navigated significant challenges, including climate change, economic uncertainty, and political instability. Despite these obstacles, ongoing investments in infrastructure, farmer training, and capacity building have made a meaningful difference. Through Fair Trade initiatives, these efforts are helping farmers maintain productivity, enhance coffee quality, and build more resilient livelihoods.

About the Region

Grown in the high-altitude, mountainous region of Western Honduras Opalaca. Opalaca is an indigenous word that means “in the water of the Ocpales”

This unique region consists of an untouchable environmental buffer zone. This zone is a resting place for many migratory, threatened, and endangered species of birds, frogs, monkeys, puma and deer that travel through the Central American isthmus.

Sustainability

Farmers employ organic practices, such as converting coffee pulp into fertilizer and utilizing shade-grown techniques.

Community Focus

Fair Trade premiums are used to support local education, such as paying teacher salaries and providing school supplies.