Bag of Aldea coffee with icons representing key elements of the product
Blueberries in a bowl next to a spoon full of dripping honey

Carlitos Heins - Honey Processed

RIPE CHERRY, HOT CHOCOLATE, WILDFLOWER HONEY

From the President of our non-profit Aldea Development comes this unique honey-processed coffee that recieved the highest score in our blind tasting trials. Adventurous yet balanced, this light roast features notes of ripe cherry, hot chocolate, and wildflower honey.

Size 16oz
Grind

Single-Farmer Microlot: La Unión, Honduras | Partners Since 2018

100% Yellow Catuai

Location: Finca El Desvío, El Joconal, Chimizal, Honduras.
Elevation: 1500m

Cupping Notes from Origin: Sweet panela, honey, medium acidity, creamy body.
Cupping Score from Origin: 84

About the farmer

Charlie Heins, known in La Union as “Carlitos” or “Little Charlie”, is the president of our non profit organization, Aldea Development. He originally hails from Spring Lake, MI.

Coffee farmer posing in front of his coffee field leaning against his machete.

How to brew

Adventurous yet beautifully balanced, this honey-processed light roast—with notes of ripe cherry, hot chocolate, and wildflower honey—is best brewed using a V60 pour-over. The V60’s cone shape and paper filtration enhance clarity and brightness, allowing the cherry notes to sparkle while preserving the delicate floral sweetness from the honey process. At the same time, the controlled extraction brings forward a refined hot-chocolate richness, resulting in a clean, expressive cup that showcases why this coffee stood out in our blind tasting trials.

Coffee Information

Online orders are packaged to ship on Tuesdays and Fridays. No matter when you place your order, it will ship within 4 days.

We are currently roasting full days, Monday through Friday. So, yes! Your coffee should be freshly roasted, and ready to drink upon receiving. Our roastery team is incredibly mindful about ensuring your coffee will be at its best when it arrives to you.

Whew, this is a question! Aldea is different for 3 main reasons. 

First, Aldea grew out of a non-profit organization working in Honduras. Through this relationship, we can purchase coffee directly from the farmer and pay our farmers at a minimum, 50% above fair-trade. 

Second, we roast our coffee in small batches of 15 pounds at a time. This allows us to have more control over our profiles, and maintain consistency batch to batch. 

Third, we became a Certified B Corp in 2020. Certified B Corps are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. This certification holds us accountable to make the best decisions for our employees, the coffee farmers, and the communities we work in. 

Aldea Coffee is a people-and-planet-before-profit, B Corp. By partnering directly with farmers, roasting specialty coffee, and serving you, we strive to bring the highest level of social and environmental engagement to all the communities in which we work.

You might also like