Honduras | Benjamin Paz | Pacas | Natural | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇭🇳 Honduras

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Farm: El Brujo Region: Concepcion del Sur, Santa Barbara Elevation: 1650 masl VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: Pacas Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Notes: Poached pear, maple syrup, & vanilla About: Mr Benjamin Paz is as crazy and inquisitive as we are here at Proud Mary. He spearheads the Beneficio San Vicente operation in Pena Blanca, Honduras and supports producers by helping them improve their quality, yields, and connecting them with direct trade buyers. Whistles, waves, head nods, “MINCHO!” is yelled from the streets as he cruises through the mountainous slopes of Santa Barbara. He is a man with a big heart. The Pacas variety is a spontaneous mutation of the BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. variety and was discovered by the Pacas family in El Salvador (who we also buy coffee from). It is compact and highly productive.