Name: Katia Duke
Region: Copan, Honduras
Notes: pineapple sweetness, peach, loquat, golden delicious apple
Producer: Katia Duke
Farm: San Isidro
Variety: Yellow Gesha
Process: Natural
Altitude: 1,300 MASL
Brew Ratios: For pourovers, try a 1:14.2 ratio. A 1:2.1 ratio will work best for espresso.
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We’re so honored to welcome Katia Duke’s coffee back to our menu! This marks our fourth year carrying her coffees, and she remains the very first producer we ever sourced from in Honduras, making this release especially meaningful to us.
We love seeing women lead their farms, experiment with intention, and push the boundaries of innovation while remaining rooted in sustainability. We’re especially excited to see Katia exploring different coffee varieties and processing methods, continually discovering new ways to express the potential of her farm. As we always say, when women succeed, so do their communities.
This release is a Yellow Gesha, and it impressed us from the very first sample cup. Expect juicy pineapple sweetness, notes of peach and loquat, and a vibrant, fruit-forward yet delicate cup.
Our recommendation: Let this coffee rest for three weeks off roast to experience it at its best.
About Katia Duke’s Journey
San Isidro Farm sits just fifteen minutes from the Ruinas de Copán in Honduras and has been in Katia Duke’s family for generations. Traditionally, the farm produced coffee that was sold as parchment to local intermediaries. After growing up on the land, Katia went on to study agronomy at the renowned Zamorano Agricultural School. When the 2012 roya (coffee leaf rust) epidemic devastated Honduras’s coffee crops, she was compelled to rethink everything she knew about coffee farming.
Determined to understand specialty coffee from the ground up, Katia became a certified barista and roaster, opened her own café, and began roasting and selling her family’s coffee. Over time, and through many conversations, her father entrusted her with plots of land to farm independently. Five years of experimentation later, her efforts began to pay off.
Katia’s journey wasn’t without resistance. Early on, many people refused to work for her simply because she was a woman. Today, San Isidro thrives with a strong, harmonious team and a growing presence in the global coffee community.
Beyond coffee, Katia has become a community leader, helping build a school and support local nutrition programs. Her journey is a powerful reminder that coffee can be more than a crop or a livelihood. In the hands of dedicated producers like Katia, it can become a vehicle for lasting change, community empowerment, and a legacy that reaches far beyond the farm.
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