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THE JOURNALPRODUCER PROFILEINAUGURAL SEASON · 2026
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✓ Verified producerHIGH-ALTITUDE SPECIALIST
Julio Banegas
El Pantanal · Chinacla, La Paz, Honduras · 1580–1580 m
Julio's family has farmed Chinacla, La Paz, Honduras for generations, balancing tradition with a new appetite for measured, evidence-first processing.
01THE INTERVIEW
“We ferment for ninety hours and hope somebody notices. Now the chemistry is on the record before the gavel falls.”
— JULIO BANEGAS, EL PANTANAL
Q.Tell us about the farm.
Julio's family has farmed Chinacla, La Paz, Honduras for generations, balancing tradition with a new appetite for measured, evidence-first processing.
Q.What are you sending to the auction?
Catuai, washed process, grown at 1580–1580 m. Vibrant tangerine acidity over a black-tea body. Look for raspberry notes emerging as the cup cools.
Q.Who do you hope wins it?
A roaster who will put the farm's name on the bag and come back next season — the point of selling on evidence is building relationships that outlast one harvest.
Farm photo
Harvest · mill photo
From El Pantanal — Chinacla, La Paz.FIG. 01–02
02ON THE BLOCK
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