Hazel Nuts
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Hazel Nuts is a natural Catuaí from Chinacla in the Marcala region of Honduras, grown by our longtime partners Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera. We’ve been buying their coffees for years, and this is one we particularly like for espresso. Round and silky, with hazelnut, cacao nibs and blackberry, plus a touch of booziness that we really enjoy. Especially good with milk.
Origin Honduras
Region Marcala
Producer / Farm Produced by Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera
Harvest 2026
Tasting notes Blackberry, Cacao Nibs, Hazelnut
Altitude 1600masl
Varietal Catuaí
Process Natural
Intervention Level Low
FROM ORIGIN TO CUP
We’ve worked with Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera for years, and Hazel Nuts shows a very different side of their coffees. Producing a clean natural in Chinacla isn’t straightforward: the climate is humid and rain often falls during the drying period. Moises dries the cherries on covered raised beds for 20 to 40 days, depending on the weather, protecting them throughout the long drying period. The result is round, sweet and low in acidity, with hazelnut, cacao nibs and blackberry.
Origin
Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera are second and third-generation producers based around Marcala, Honduras. Together they manage almost 200 hectares across 17 farms, all close to their central mill, Xinacla.
Varietal
Catuaí is the main variety grown across Marysabel and Moises’ farms, alongside smaller plantings of Java, Pacamara and Geisha. Hazel Nuts is their Catuaí, grown across clay-like soils in the hills around Marcala.
Processing
Natural. The ripe cherries dry whole on covered raised beds for 20 to 40 days. The beds protect the coffee from Marcala’s wet and windy conditions, allowing for a slow and carefully managed drying period.
Intervention level
Low. There is no additional fermentation or other processing stage here. This is a traditional natural, with the work focused on careful drying and protecting the cherries from the weather.
