High in the mountains of the Celaque region of Honduras is the birthplace of Finca Isis Estate Coffee. Each strictly high grown coffee berry is nurtured and picked at its peak in our carefully tended acreage.
To further ensure outstanding flavor, Finca Isis Estate Coffee is European processed under strict supervision in the highest quality facility in Honduras and is awarded only the highest marks for quality.
Our goal is to produce not only the best coffee from Honduras best a coffee that is acclaimed worldwide.
Our Location
Honduras, one of the seven Central American countries, is about the size of Tennessee. Located near the borders of Guatemala and El Salvador in the Department of Lempira, our finca is within site of the Celaque mountain range. Finca Isis offers panoramic views of this most beautiful area in Honduras.
“Coffee is the common man’s gold, and like gold, it brings to every person the feeling of luxury and nobility.” –Sheik Abd-al-Kadir
Our Coffee
Our coffee is grown at 1400 m. or 4600 ft. giving us a certification of strictly high grown, or SHG, quality. Also, because our finca is atop a mountain, all of our coffee is hand-picked and later hand-selected in our own beneficio for absolute quality. Beginning in December, our cortadores (coffee pickers) begin to harvest the cherries during the “first pick” or corte. Our harvest continues until the end of April when pickers are on the last pick, and strip the last of the remaining coffee from the trees in order to facilitate flowering for the next harvest. What does this imply you may ask?? Our coffee doesn’t leave the tree until it has reached maturity and is of the utmost character, which in turn means better tasting coffee.
Our Family
The most important part of our finca is the people we work with. Not only do they work with us, but in many cases have small coffee fincas of their own. Their life is coffee and so is ours.
We have continually increased our workers’ wages, making them the highest paid employees in the region. Within the past three years we’ve brought electricity, running water, and shelter to the people of the mountain, as well as a continuing contribution of school supplies for the local children.
We feel that to be a part of their everyday lives is just as important as producing Honduras’ best tasting coffee.
From the first seed, Finca Isis Estate Coffee is nurtured. Hand-picking, hand-selecting, and European processing means the highest quality coffee with a superior, unique taste.
Our Processing:
After the cherries are picked they are de-husked, washed and sun-dried on our finca. Next, they are trucked to our beneficio located in Santa Rosa de Copán. Beneficio Santa Rosa then completes the processing of our coffee. This includes removal of the second husk, sorting by size and hand-selecting, to ensure what is regarded as the highest form of preparation—called European preparation. Our coffee is then exported to the United States.
Our Coffee in the U.S.
Mountain State Golden Roast, LLC is located in Englewood, Colorado. Formed in 1994 we are a green bean importer, wholesaler, and retailer of green and roasted specialty coffees. We roast coffee for restaurants and food service companies and provide green beans to roasters.
Finca Isis Estate Coffee is our heart and soul, providing us with a platform upon which we will grow and succeed.