Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Honduras La Tortuga, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

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

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🇭🇳Honduras

Honduras La Tortuga

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsHonduras La Paz Catuaí Washed Arabica Single origin Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera Intelligentsia Coffee Owned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)Smallholder collective lot

🇭🇳HondurasWashedCatuaí

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

Marcala

Farm / Station

—

Farmer / Producer

Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera

Species

Arabica

Type

Single origin

Grade

Not specified

Variety

Catuaí

Process

Roast

—

Tasting notes

Apple, Baked Citrus, Toffee

Fermentation

—

Drying

Raised Bed

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

—

Why some details are blank

farmThe current exact product page names Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera but does not identify one farm for this bag.
fermentationThe roaster identifies washed processing but does not publish the fermentation schedule for this release.
roast levelThe roaster uses its own 'Comforting' scale, which is not translated here into a conventional light-to-dark label.

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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.

01
The name on the bag
Honduras La Tortuga
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Documented
03
The roaster
Intelligentsia Coffee
Documented
04
The variety
Catuaí
Documented
05
The farm
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
06
The farmer
Marysabel Caballero and Moisés Herrera
Documented
07
The region
La Paz
Named on the bag
08
The country
🇭🇳Honduras
Documented

From the producer

Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera are the named producers of this La Tortuga release in La Paz, Honduras. Intelligentsia frames it as part of a relationship dating to 2003 and a 30-year shared coffee journey.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia highlights this coffee as part of their direct trade efforts, emphasizing the complex flavor profile developed through the producers' expertise.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A current, sold-out return of the La Tortuga name, pairing a long Direct Trade relationship with a washed Catuaí profile of apple, baked citrus, and toffee.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Selective harvest

The coffee comes from Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera’s La Tortuga series in La Paz, Honduras.

Washed processing

The current release is identified by the roaster as washed Catuaí; the exact fermentation schedule is not published.

Raised-bed drying

The recorded release is documented as raised-bed dried, while exact drying duration is not disclosed.

What was added?

Nothing is described as added during processing.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, or post-roast additive is disclosed.

Why it matters

Washed processing is intended to foreground clarity and the coffee’s origin rather than added flavor.

What you might taste

Intelligentsia lists apple, baked citrus, and toffee.

Sources for these process claims

· https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/honduras-la-tortuga
· https://www.instagram.com/intelligentsiacoffee/

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

What the internet is saying

WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-25. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

1 verified independent exact-product source remain after the integrity sweep.

What people love

The 2013 review praised balanced sweetness, plush mouthfeel, and a long, rich finish.

Flavors people keep mentioning

honeyplumvanillacacao nib

Outside ratings & rankings

Coffee Review 90/100

Scores remain on their original scales. An outside review, competition score or historical release is not our tasting and cannot safely be merged into one five-star rating.Our method

The sources

Public discussion
Coffee Review
A balanced and crisply sweet coffee featuring notes of honey, plum, vanilla, and cacao nib. It offers a plush mouthfeel with soft acidity and a long, rich finish.
Source

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