Alma Pineda Washed is one of four coffees Alma produced in partnership with Metric to explore the effects of post-harvest processing on flavor experience. Each coffee is the same harvest of the same varietal from the same farm, then processed one of four ways. In this washed lot we enjoy dried fruit sugars, citrus rind acidity, and melon juice body. The varietal for this special project is one common in Honduras – parainema. Originally planted for its high yield at harvest, it stepped into its own as a sought after specialty variety when it won the 2017 Honduras Cup of Excellence. On Alma's farm in El Cedral, the large parainema cherries ripen slowly until they are hand picked. For this portion of the lot, the cherry underwent washed processing. In washed processing, the entire fruit of the cherry is washed off of the seed, and then the seed is dried in the sun before being delivered for roasting. The result of washed processing is a crisp cup profile that highlights nuance, characteristics of terroir, and varietal with clarity. In the cup we taste dried pineapple, lime zest, and melon.