Arturo Paz - Jurassic DRD Gesha

by Black & White

MEET THE PRODUCER | In specialty coffee circles, the Paz family in Honduras needs no introduction. Our buddy, Benjamin Paz, is likely the most familiar to you—he's been featured prominently on our menu over the years. Outgoing and gregarious, you might think that Ben is the sole star of his family's dry mill and export company in Santa Barbara, San Vicente Coffee Exporters. But there's a quieter, shyer, unsung hero of the family business as well. His name is Angel Arturo Paz, and when he told us about a processing method he lovingly referred to as “Jurassic,” well… we simply couldn’t help ourselves. A third-generation coffee producer, Arturo is quiet, charming, and very devoted to his large extended family. He and Benjamin started formally working together in 2012 when they began cultivating coffee on small plots of farmland in a very rural part of Santa Barbara. Today, Arturo serves as the chief of quality control at San Vicente, and he continues to participate (and thrive!) in Hondur