Alma Pineda - Santa Barbara, Honduras

This year, we purchased a split share of Alma Pineda’s washed Gesha lot, one of our top-scoring coffees from the 2026 Honduras Cup of Excellence (CoE). Alma’s coffees have placed at the Honduras CoE before, including third in 2019 and second in 2024, with this lot placing eighth in the Exotic Varieties category. Her farm, El Limo, sits at 1650 masl in Santa Barbara, where nearly all the Honduran coffee on our menu is grown. Alma received the land from her father in 2012, and after a year working abroad to save money, she returned home to invest in her farms and coffees. Her Gesha is a stellar representation of the variety, with red tea florality and flavors of melon, pear, and tropical fruit framed by bright, balanced citric acidity.