Audiel Moreno

by Mecca Coffee

We’re proud to feature coffee from Audiel Moreno for the second year in a row. A member of the legendary Moreno family—pioneers of specialty coffee in Santa Barbara, Honduras since 1963—Audiel represents the next generation of producers with a fierce commitment to quality. This lot is 100% Pacas, a Bourbon mutation prized for its tropical acidity and honeyed sweetness. Though delicate and disease-prone, Pacas rewards attentive farming with outstanding cup character. Cherries are selectively handpicked and transported by mule to his mother Juana’s wet mill. After depulping, they undergo a 14–16 hour dry fermentation before being fully washed and sorted. Parchment is then pre-dried on raised beds and finished in a solar dryer over 8–18 days. Audiel began farming at 12 and inherited his first plot at 16. Today, as an independent producer, he continues to build on his family’s legacy—driven by precision, passion, and pride in his craft.