As third-generation coffee producers, Rachel Lanigan and her husband, Marlon Reyes, opened Third Gen Coffee in June, bringing their Honduran-based coffee to the U.S. for the first time.
“It started with my husband’s grandfather; he had a coffee farm in Honduras,” Lanigan said. “We’ve been growing coffee in Honduras, and we started coffee shops there. We then wanted to expand to [the] U.S. and highlight our coffee and the fact that we are coffee growers.”
Lanigan said Third Gen Coffee offers the highest-quality coffee that highlights the best flavors. Since opening, the shop has been well-received in The Woodlands community.
“It’s a specialty coffee shop,” Lanigan said. “Our coffee is high quality—we’ve grown it from seeds and we take care of plants. It’s reflected in the cup people drink. We try to impart this on our baristas—the work that goes into bringing these coffee beans into the U.S.”
