Description
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
Finca Humana (the Human Farm) is the first thing you will hear about Café Organico Marcala, S.A. (COMSA) if you make your way to visit this cooperative in Marcala, Honduras. The wellbeing of humans is foundational to the COMSA philosophy and educating more than 1,500 producer-members to successfully live in harmony with nature is everywhere at COMSA.
It starts with the La Fortaleza, the COMSA biodynamic demonstration farm where the focus of transferring knowledge takes place through week- long seminars called Pata de Chucho (pawprints left by a stray dog), which aptly reveals COMSA’s dogged exploration for human productivity in harmony with nature.
The trailblazing ideas for using organic matter to productively cultivate high quality coffee is only a sliver of what COMSA teaches about the power of nature through the Finca Humana philosophy. COMSA dedicates significant funding from the proceeds of coffee sales to run a cutting-edge international school dedicated to filling children’s minds with possibility and training them to be the future leaders of Finca Humana.
What makes it so good? The fundamentals: traceability to the Marcala region, which is a protected designation of origin (DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN CAFE DE MARCALA); meticulous post-harvest hand sorting of cherry; cherry floating to remove less dense beans; proper fermentation; long drying times; and a healthy dose of the COMSA philosophy and training.
SPECS:
GEOGRAPHY
Region: Marcala, La Paz, Honduras
Altitude: 1300 – 1700 MASL
Harvest: November – February
PRODUCER
Café Organico Marcala, S.A. (COMSA) | 1500 coffee producers
VARIETY
Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Lempira, Ihcafe 90, Pacas, and Typica
PROCESSING
Fully washed and dried in the sun and mechanical driers
NOTES:
FLAVOR Dark chocolate, toffee, walnut, brown sugar
BODY Medium
ACIDITY Smooth
ROAST LEVEL
Dark – Full City +
Garlen Decker (verified owner) –
Have used this variety for several months now and really enjoy. I use pour over method of brewing and it make a great cup of coffee.
tom (verified owner) –
I like a darker blend and this is fantastic.
Jeffrey Gotts (verified owner) –
Great for espresso
bulwark (verified owner) –
Uganda – Bududa using pour over
oooh yea, this is goood 🙂
unlike many dark roasts, this retains complexity and has a beautiful nose
Lesley Smale (verified owner) –
A wonderfully deep and multifaceted blend that I need more of in my life! I use this for pour overs
Richard Murdock (verified owner) –
Yes, the Uganda is great coffee. And Jenni and Marcus are great too!
bobhyman2 (verified owner) –
I made espresso out of it. It’s flavour matches your description *AND* I really like it. Thank you!
Rocky Festa (verified owner) –
We enjoy dark-roast coffee and we live in South Central Indiana. We have a local roaster who we enjoy but we like to try different small roasters and after reading about the great distributor debacle we decided to check out Modest. VERY pleased with “The Dark”. The beans arrived quickly and they were beautiful and so fragrant. We use a French Press and The Dark did not disappoint. We will definitely be reordered. We also appreciate the flat-rate shipping.
Aaron Fogl (verified owner) –
Excellent, masterfully roasted coffee. I brewed with a syphon pot, and as espresso. The results were beautiful.
Julie Moore (verified owner) –
I selected the Uganda – Bugisu coffee because it most closely resembled the roast level of a special edition coffee Modest Coffee created for Awesome Games Done Quick – a speed-running video game marathon for charity. I loved my special AGDQ coffee and I love the Uganda – Bugisu one as well! Typically, I am not a fan of dark roasts because they taste burnt or smoky, but the Uganda – Bugisu is full-flavored and well-balanced. Also, the time it took between ordering the coffee and receiving it was quick, which is always a plus when anticipating a new coffee. I will be ordering more the next time I need a restock of my coffee cabinet.
henslay (verified owner) –
This stuff is dank. I load my grounds with some cardamom and it comes out divine.
Christopher Brown (verified owner) –
Delicious deep flavor, this is my favorite roast!
mattrobo85 (verified owner) –
Love this coffee. I am out in Denver and a friend here who used to live in Chicago gifted me some of this and I loved it so much I bought 2 more bags. Highly recommend for dark coffee drinkers!
mortelc (verified owner) –
I was a bit worried about trying this new to me coffee since I don’t usually drink coffee from dark roasted beans. Everything is relative since these beans were about the same color as our previous medium roasted beans. Took sever shot pulls on each of my flat and conical grinders to get the most amount of chocolate flavors. For this coffee I went with the conical grinder to extract a very smooth slightly dark chocolate flavor with minimal if any brightness. Acidity is quite low and the chocolate flavor is wonderfully high. Great for Espresso, Americano, and Cold Coffees.
RobH (verified owner) –
Excellent every day espresso with milk, it is now my no-go espresso!
RobH (verified owner) –
This has been my go to espresso for a while now. Dark and chocolate, but not oily and burnt..perfect!