{"product_id":"the-steady-hand-honduras","title":"THE STEADY HAND — Honduras","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarcala, La Paz · Medium-Dark Roast · 1,300–1,700 MASL · Fully Washed, Sun-Dried · Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Lempira, Typica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMichael's young, but he's got the steady hand of someone twice his age — an old soul who chose the classic way when none of his friends did. The steady hand is the whole barber trade in two words: not flash, not speed, but the calm, repeatable control that gets the same right result every single time. This is your daily driver — warm, smooth, satisfying, dependable to the bottom of the mug without ever losing its character. And the name comes straight out of the ground it grows in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMarcala earned Honduras its very first protected Denomination of Origin — the coffee-world equivalent of Champagne, by law, not marketing. But the real story is the soil. Where most of the catalog grows in loose volcanic loam, Marcala is dense clay that holds moisture and minerals through the entire dry season, feeding the tree slow and steady instead of feast-and-famine. That even, constant feed is exactly what grounds the cup — deep brown sugar and caramel warmth, rounded rather than spiky. The soil itself has a steady hand. The cup inherits it. So did Michael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eFive varieties working like a chorus — including Lempira, named for the indigenous chief who resisted Spanish conquest — backed by 1,500 cooperative grower-members all steadying the same work. Caramel up front, brown sugar through the body, a hint of warm baking spice on a finish that closes round and full. Built for daily use. Never generic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445193109780,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-WH-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445193077012,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-WH-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445192945940,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-ST-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445192913172,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-ST-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_STEADY_HAND_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1780885954","url":"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/the-steady-hand-honduras","provider":"Blade \u0026 Bean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}