Honduras Angel Arturo Paz - Washed Pacas

HONDURAS

ARTURO PAZ - WASHED PACAS

LEMON DROP, ORANGE MELON, DATES, SUGAR COOKIE

Absolutely lovely washed coffee from the latter stages of harvest 2026 in Honduras.  Clear why this man is so loved and talked about in Honduran coffee.  The processing and separation is immaculate.  This is an idealized washed coffee profile from the area.  Comforting yet nuanced notes of lemon drop, orange melon, dates, and sugar cookies.  Endlessly consumable.

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BEAN DETAILS:

ORIGIN: Santa Bárbara, Honduras
PRODUCERS: Angel Arturo Paz
VARIETY: Pacas
ALTITUDE: 1600 masl
PROCESS: Fully washed
TASTING NOTES: lemon drops, orange melon, hops, sprite
ROAST TYPE: Light

Farm Level

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Arturo Paz - Santa Bárbara, Honduras

Arturo Paz comes from a long lineage of coffee producers in Honduras, with his family's coffee story beginning over 60 years ago when his grandfather planted the first trees in Peña Blanca. Today, the Paz name remains widely respected in the Santa Bárbara region, where Arturo manages six farms throughout the mountainous terrain at elevations between 1,600-1,650 meters above sea level.

Arturo is focused on producing high-quality coffees and is no stranger to the Cup of Excellence Honduras winners list—most recently placing 7th for a Gesha from his Itacayo farm. He is not interested in quantity but quality, having divided his farms into smaller plots, each cultivating a different variety and aiming for unique flavor profiles. His steep hillside farms are surrounded by shrouding clouds hanging thick around deeply green trees, where year-round humidity and slope-specific microclimates combined with rich volcanic soil give Santa Bárbara coffees their complex cup profiles.

In addition to being a producer, Arturo is a trained agronomist and highly skilled cupper. His work at the San Vicente mill helped pioneer the practice of separating day lots into distinct microlots. He recently completed a wet mill at El Guaco, giving him greater control over processing and quality. El Guaco—one of his flagship farms—was named after a childhood horse gifted by his uncle. Originally called "El Guapo," the horse was affectionately renamed "El Guaco" after sustaining an ear injury, and the name stuck with the land.

Outside of farming, Arturo runs a fertilizer store and pursues woodworking as a hobby. He is passionate about forest conservation and hopes to link his protected land to nearby national parkland to support biodiversity. While open to innovation, Arturo refuses to grow varieties he doesn't love—especially Parainema—and focuses only on coffees he's proud to drink and share. His deep-rooted legacy, agronomic expertise, and meticulous care for both land and cup make every lot from Arturo Paz a reflection of dedication to excellence.