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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Honduras La Tortuga Batian 7oz; not a documentary photograph

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Honduras La Tortuga Batian 7oz; not a documentary photograph

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Honduras La Tortuga Batian 7oz; not a documentary photograph

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🇭🇳Honduras · La Paz

Honduras La Tortuga Batian 7oz

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsHondurasLa PazBatianWashedLight roastLemonArabicaSingle originSpecialtyLa TortugaMarysabel Caballero and Moisés HerreraIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇭🇳HondurasWashedBatianLight roast
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇭🇳Honduras
Region
La Paz
Town
Chinacla
Farm / Station
La Tortuga
Farmer / Producer
Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Specialty
Variety
Batian
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Preserved Lemon, Baking Spice, Magnolia
Fermentation
—
Drying
Raised beds
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mThe exact page publishes a 1,600–1,700 m growing range rather than one lot elevation, so no single numeric altitude is stored.
  • fermentationThe exact page confirms washed processing but publishes no fermentation duration, vessel, or protocol.
  • roast levelIntelligentsia's proprietary Bright style is not converted into a conventional light-to-dark roast level.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is published for the exact release.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Honduras La Tortuga Batian 7oz
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Batian
  5. 05
    The farm
    La Tortuga
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera
  7. 07
    The region
    La Paz
  8. 08
    The country
    🇭🇳Honduras
From the producer

Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera produce this La Tortuga selection in Chinacla, La Paz. Intelligentsia has worked with them through Direct Trade since 2003 and says the current release marks 30 years since the couple began their coffee journey together.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia classifies this special selection in its Bright roast category. The roaster describes complex citrus, warming spice, and delicate florals and lists preserved lemon, baking spice, and magnolia.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

Batian was developed in Kenya, and this release documents the cultivar as a named, traceable selection adapted to Honduran conditions. It also revives the La Tortuga name first used in 2004 for coffee from Marysabel's father, Don Fabio.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Selective harvest

Intelligentsia says ripe coffee was selectively picked and carefully sorted.

02
Washed processing

The release is identified as washed. Fermentation duration and equipment are not disclosed.

03
Raised-bed drying

The processed coffee was dried on raised beds.

What was added?

No added fruit, flavoring, or post-roast flavor treatment is disclosed.

What wasn't added?

Detailed fermentation parameters are not published for this release.

Why it matters

Selective picking and sorting, washed processing, and raised-bed drying support the clarity Intelligentsia highlights in this Batian selection.

What you might taste

Intelligentsia lists preserved lemon, baking spice, and magnolia, with citrus, warming spice, and floral character.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/honduras-la-tortuga-batian-7oz
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: La Tortuga →Meet the farmer: Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera →
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