Up Hill

1-Star Great Taste Award Winner 2025

Our signature coffee, Up Hill is, to us, what specialty coffee should be: delicious yet consistent, adventurous yet approachable. As an espresso expect exciting and fruity, but still delicious with milk.

This coffee comes from the Santa Barbara Mountain near Yojoa Lake, the only lake in Honduras. Lake Yojoa is an impressive natural reservoir of water from volcanic origin. It has an incredible diversity of aquatic animals and 50% of Honduras’ bird species can be found here. On its coasts you find important archeological sites showing the existence of prehispanic civilizations - and its panoramic views are simply just awesome. Right here, in the mountains, the most famous Honduran specialty coffees are cultivated, many of which have been Cup of Excellence winners.

Farmers began growing coffee in the region in the 1940s, though mostly as a secondary crop. But starting in the 70s, coffee became the main economic sector in the area, promoted by the high coffee prices at that time.

By 2011 the region was badly affected by the leaf rust disease which destroyed crops on almost all farms. In the following years, rather than changing their crop the producers wanted to continue working with coffee. So to safeguard themselves and their futures, they started to include new leaf rust resistant varieties in their production. During this time, farmers also learnt about the potential of specialty coffee - mainly through the Cup of Excellence competitions. And since then, many producers have started to experiment with improving their processes and export micro-lots.

Expect tasting notes of yellow plum, Sicilian orange, glazed pecan nuts

Recommended brew methods:

Espresso, stovetop, filter (V60, Kalita, etc), Aeropress, cold brew, cafetiere

Santa Barbara, Honduras
Producer: Santa Barbara Region Community Producers
Region: Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Honduras
Altitude: 1300 - 1500 MASL
Varieties: Parainema
Processing: Washed