Caballero Family

Don Fabio Caballero is a well-known coffee producer in Honduras and one of our longest running relationships with direct trade specialty coffee. Marysabel, Don Fabio’s daughter, and her husband, Moises, help to manage the farms. They have entered their lots to competitions multiple times and in 2016 they won 1st place on Cup of Excellence (COE) with a record price of USD$120.50/lb. In recent years, his grandson, Fabio Jr, has started
taking over management, processing, and even working on his own farm La Salvaje. In 2025, Fabio Jr entered his first commercial harvest into the COE competition, and placed first for his washed geisha. Fabio Jr’s interest in coffee production grows each year, and when meeting him in person, have absolutely no doubt he will go on to produce some wonderful  flavours, and continue his grandfathers work of respecting the land, exploring processing, and contributing to the community of Honduran specialty coffee producers. Uniquely, Don Fabio is one of the few producers we know who uses Guardiolas to dry his coffee. As there is not much sunlight and humidity in the area is high during harvest, he mechanically dries his coffee at a low temperature for 60-70 hours. This technique is effective as the coffee is losing moisture at a consistent rate and there is no risk of drying issues and helps boost cup quality. 

Taste – Apricot, Stewed Fruit, Chocolate
Location – Honduras → Marcala & Santa Ana→ Lot 275
Process – Super Natural
Varietal – Catuai
MASL – 1750MASL