Honduras Nancy Hernandez

TASTING NOTES: Apricot / Nougat / Persimmon

Farm: Finca Jazmin

Produce: Nancy Hernandez

Region: Chinacla (Marcala)

Cultivar: Bourbon and Catuai

Elevation: 1700 MASL

Process: Washed and Honey

Drying: 18 – 25 days on covered raised beds

Direct Trade Producer Partnership with FGC: Since 2014

 Tasting Notes: Apricot / Nougat / Persimmon

Flying Goat Coffee’s friendship with Nancy Hernandez stretches back more than a decade and remains one of our most successful producer partnerships in Central America.

We first met Nancy during a trip to Honduras’s renowned Marcala coffee-growing region in 2013 and her coffee has been a featured offering ever since. “Nancy’s Coffee” – as we all lovingly refer to it — is a perennial favorite and is always one of our most popular single-farm offerings.

Starting at a young age, Nancy has worked in nearly every facet of the coffee industry, from picking cherries and cleaning milling equipment, to managing cafes and green coffee export. She is a genuine coffee phenom who has succeeded in the hierarchical and male-dominated Honduran coffee world through true grit and intrinsic optimism. After finishing her education, Nancy used her savings to buy three acres of land in a prime coffee-growing area just outside of her community of Trapiche. Under native shade trees, and with the help of her sister and mother, Nancy planted traditional Bourbon and Catuai varietals, choosing to focus on fruit quality rather than total yield. Today, Finca Jazmin is an exemplary Honduran coffee farm, producing small lots of exceptional washed coffee while also maintaining meticulous sustainability standards through biodynamic farming practices, water conservation, and soil regeneration. Nancy continues to manage the day-to-day operations of the farm with the help of her two daughters (Angelica & Luciana Jazmin), her Husband (Arturo), and her brothers. Our 10-year relationship with Nancy and Finca Jazmin is a powerful confirmation of the producer partnership model and the mutual benefit we all receive from it.

Nancy Hernandez is a featured member of FGC’s Women Coffee Farmers’ Initiative

Produced by Nancy Hernandez in the Chinacla region of Marcala, this Honduras selection showcases the meticulous craft of a dedicated producer. The coffee is processed using both washed and honey methods, techniques that significantly influence the final cup profile. While washed coffees are often celebrated for their clean, vibrant acidity, honey-processed lots frequently offer a syrupy body and enhanced sweetness; you can explore the nuances of these processing methods to better understand how they shape the final experience.

Sourced by Flying Goat Coffee, this lot from Honduras · Chinacla (Marcala) presents a distinct sensory profile featuring apricot, nougat, and persimmon. These specific descriptors can be mapped against the broader flavor wheel to help identify the underlying characteristics of the harvest. Grown at 1700 masl, this coffee reflects the unique terroir of its origin, offering a balanced cup that highlights the intersection of traditional processing and regional identity.