Region: El Paraiso
Producer: Alexis Martinez
Farm: La Estrella
Variety: Parainema
Process: Anaerobic washed
Altitude: 1100 MASL
Import: Semilla
Orange honey, juicy red apple, cacao nibs.
Alexis Martinez is a third-generation coffee producer from El Paraíso, Honduras. After spending seven years working in the United States and saving with the goal of owning his own farm, he returned home in 2014 and purchased Finca La Estrella with his family.
Since then, Alexis has invested in a new wet mill and continuously improved farm practices. As a member of the Emmanuel Association of Producers, he focuses on quality and direct trade, avoiding intermediaries. His farm, located at 1100–1300 m and shaded by guava and cedar trees, is now expanding into higher elevations with plans to experiment with organic methods to achieve exceptional quality.