Honduras
Santa Barbara
Yeltsin Sagastume
La Viña
Pacas
Washed
2025
Creamy & Sweet, Milk Chocolate, Lemon, Hazelnut
1450 meters
N/A
69 kg w/ GrainPro
EU - Hamburg, Germany - Schwarze
The Sagastume family has been dedicated to coffee farming for many decades, led by Don Pedro Sagastume. Over the years, Pedro divided his land into multiple plots so each of his sons could take ownership and leadership of their own work. Even so, the project remains deeply rooted in a shared family effort, with the family home at the center and the sons and their families living nearby, working closely together.
This lot comes from La Vinã farm, managed by Yeltsin, the second of Pedro’s three sons. Yeltsin represents the next generation of the Sagastume family, combining inherited knowledge with a strong sense of responsibility for the land and the family legacy. La Vinã reflects this generational continuity, where long-term vision and hands-on involvement define the way the farm is managed.
The Sagastume family has worked consistently to build their place in the specialty coffee market through research, long-term planning, and investment in infrastructure and farm development. Part of this vision includes the establishment of new plots and the introduction of varieties such as Gesha, Pacamara, and SL-28, marking an important step forward for the family and their future generations.
For export preparation, the family works alongside Exportadora San Vicente, a family-owned company founded by the Paz family more than forty years ago. Based in Peña Blanca, on the shores of Lake Yojoa, San Vicente collaborates with over 200 producers and has played a key role in supporting microlots that have earned recognition in the Honduras Cup of Excellence.
The Honduran Department of Santa Barbara is one of the country’s 18 departments. It stretches from the border with Guatemala into the central mountain highlands. The Reserva de Vida Silvestre Montaña Verde wild animal preserve and the Santa Barbara Mountain are two of the main natural features of the department.
To the east of the Santa Barbara mountain, covered in primary rainforest filled with rich biodiversity, the shores of Lake Yojoa form part of the department’s borders. This region of Honduras is rich with smallholder agricultural production and far removed from the sprawling cities of San Pedro Sula to the north and the capital Tegucigalpa to the southeast.
The verdant mountains of Santa Barabara are part of three of Honduras’ coffee growing regions: Copan, Opalaca, and Montecillos. Temperatures range from 12-22 degrees Celsius throughout the year and shade trees over coffee include fruit trees, such as guava, and forest hardwoods, such as pine.
