Natural & Honey Process

Natural Sundried and Honey Processed coffee involves leaving all or part of the fruit intact on the bean during the drying process. In contrast, most coffee is processed using a washed process, where the fruit is removed from the bean before it is dried, leaving only the bean's flavor in your brewed cup of coffee. Natural sundried and honey processed coffee allows the fruit to add flavor and sugar to the bean during the drying process. This adds noticeably fruity or “pulpy” flavors, often described as “boozy” or “winey”.  It can also enhance nutty and/or chocolatey notes and often has a fuller, syrupy body.

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The difference between natural, sundried, and honey process has to do with the partial removal of the fruit. Whereas natural sundried involves leaving the entire fruit intact, the honey process involves removing the outer skin (pulp) but leaving the fruit (mucilage). Natural processed coffee is characteristically more fruity and sweet. Honey processed coffee has more muted fruit notes, yet the same sweet notes as the natural.

To sum this up very simply, washed coffee provides you with just the taste of the bean, honey process provides you with the taste of the bean, natural sugars and some notes of the fruit.  Natural sundried provides the taste of the bean with all the natural fruit flavors and sugars.