Honey process, translated from the English "Honey Process" or "Miel Process," the "honey" in honey process comes precisely from Miel, which means "honey" in Spanish. The term honey process first emerged from Costa Rica in Central America, where locals call the sticky layer of pectin in coffee "Miel." So-called honey processing refers to a green bean processing method that retains all or part of the pectin for drying, evolving from Brazil's Pulped Natural method.

Honey Processing Steps
1. After picking, the coffee cherries are collected and sorted to select qualified, high-quality coffee cherries.
 
2. The sorted coffee cherries are placed into a coffee depulping machine for depulping, a step that removes the skin and pulp of the coffee cherry while retaining the pectin layer. The pectin portion is the part of the coffee cherry with the highest sugar content and is also an important component of coffee processing fermentation; it can be said that this part determines 80% of the nutrient supply during processing. Yellow honey retains 60% of the pectin, red honey retains 75% of the pectin, and black honey removes almost no pectin. The more pectin retained in the processing method, the richer the final flavor and the higher the sweetness of the coffee.

  
3. Unlike washed processing, honey processing retains part of the pectin for drying. The drying process reduces the moisture content of the coffee beans to around 11%, taking about 18 to 25 days, depending on the climate and the processor's experience.
 
4. After drying is complete, the coffee beans are bagged and transported to a warehouse for storage, and only before export shipping is the hulling process carried out to remove the parchment layer.
 

Recommended Honey Process Coffee Beans

Compared with natural process, honey process removes the skin and pulp before drying, so the aroma is lighter,Mouthfeeland more transparent; while compared with washed process, honey process is dried with a layer of pectin, so it has an extra layer of fermented aroma. In terms of production regions, Costa Rica has more honey processingexperience, so its control of coffee flavor is more stable, thereforewhen buying honey process coffee beans, it is recommended to prioritize the Costa Rica production region:

Honey Process Coffee Recommendation ① Front Street. Blackberry

Front Street Blackberry espresso has the sweetness of longan, grape, and honey, with a light floral fragrance, smooth and mellow body, strong finish, and high sweetness.Suitable for people who do not like too much acidity but want a rich mouthfeel; the coffee has a lasting finish, is aromatic when made as Americano, tastes neither sour nor bitter, and has a relatively balanced mouthfeel.

Honey Process Coffee Recommendation ② Front Street. Strawberry Candy

This is a blend carefully selected by Front Street combining high-altitude coffee from two production regions. It combines Panama washed Geisha and Costa Rica honey process coffee. In order to fully bring out the advantages of both origins, Front Street uses a medium roast, allowing the coffee to retain rich floral and fruity notes while also highlighting its roasted aromas, presenting caramel, raisin, dried fruit, and sweet rose floral notes when brewed.

Honey Process Coffee Recommendation ③ Front Street. Mozart

Costa Rica's Mozart is characterized by a Kyoho grape-like sweetness and has long been loved by many friends. This coffee bean uses a raisin honey processing method, allowing the coffee cherries to ferment slowly. Front Street uses a medium-light roast to highlight this bean's very rich aromas of raisin, rose, and fermented wine.

Honey Process Coffee Purchase Reminder 

Before buying honey process coffee, be sure to choose a specialty roaster with a fresh roast date, a good reputation, and guaranteed quality—Front Street Coffee.

Front Street Coffee is a long-established coffee bean roasting brand. Front Street Coffee's offline store in Guangzhou specializes in selling coffee beans and drip coffee bags. The store offers dozens of selected single-origin pour-over coffee beans and espresso coffee beans from different coffee origins around the world. All Front Street coffee beans and drip bags are freshly roasted within 5 days. The coffee bean quality is stable and excellent, the price is highly cost-effective, and shipping is within 24 hours. Whether you are a beginner or a coffee enthusiast who has reached a professional advanced level, or a user opening a coffee shop, Front Street Coffee is the recommended choice of many coffee lovers and platforms.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.