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THE JOURNALFIELD NOTES · Nº 02INAUGURAL SEASON · 2026
ESTABLISHED PRODUCERS · HONDURAS

Reputation is only the beginning.

WORDS
EGGSTONE Cupping Lab
DATA
uncrack engine · NIR
LOTS
11 · 10 producers
● LIVE
The ridgelines of Honduras — Established Producers.FIG. 01

The Honduras Legacy Auction is built for established farms that have already earned recognition and refuse to stop there. Reputation opens the door. Data shows what comes next.

01THE ORIGIN

Honduras Legacy brings together producers who have already built a name through years of quality, consistency, and craft. But legacy is not a finish line. These farms continue to experiment, refine, and push beyond what they are already known for. EGGSTONE analyzes each lot through data and AI, from green bean chemistry to roasting potential, adding measurable evidence to the reputation these producers have earned over time. The auction gives established farms a new way to show not only what they have achieved, but how they continue to evolve. Legacy is not what you rest on. It is what you keep building.

Farm photo
Mill · drying photo
From the field — farm and mill photos are on their way.FIG. 02–03
02IN THE MILL

Long-established processing methods alongside new experiments, refined fermentation protocols, or processing changes introduced this season.

What changed this season despite the farm’s established reputation: new varieties, climate shifts, processing refinements, renewed lots, or quality gains.

03THE PRODUCERS
01
Orlando Carvajal

Los Pinos · Lempira, Honduras

02
Arturo Roberto Kilgore

Las Tapias · Comayagua, Honduras

03
Lourdes Urcuyo

San Jorge · Francisco Morazan, Honduras

04
Stefany Janory Almendarez

La Benita · Planes, Santa Maria, La Paz, Honduras

05
Gerber Osman Vasquez

La Rosal · Planes, Santa Maria, La Paz, Honduras

06
Leonela Villanueva

El Plan · Pena Blanca, Honduras

07
Franklin Madrid

Agua Dulce · Pena Blanca, Honduras

08
Daniel Mendoza Argueta

Utopia · Santa Ana, Honduras

09
Juan de Dios Medina

El Pino · Francisco Morazan, Honduras

10
Maria Transito Argueta

La Encantada · San Jode, La Paz, Honduras

Producers · landscape photo
The producers — group and landscape photos are on their way.FIG. 04
04THE CATALOGUE

uncrack estimates are previews until the pricing model is trained.

The floor is open
Honduras Legacy Auction
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A multi-origin rehearsal — six measured lots, one week of live bidding