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Chinacla, La Paz, Honduras
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Honduras El Pantanal

Vibrant tangerine acidity over a black-tea body. Look for raspberry notes emerging as the cup cools.

#Washed#Citrus#Micro Lot#High Altitude
CountryHonduras
RegionChinacla, La Paz
FarmEl Pantanal
Altitude1580 m
VarietyCatuai
ProcessWashed
Harvest2025/26
Lot size24 kg
Moisture10.6%
Density730 g/L
01PARTNER CUPPING
Panel cupping publishes here — preview shows the formatPreview panel · sample data
89.3PANEL AVG
low 88.8high 89.8spread 1.00
Green buyer · Berlin
89.75
Roaster · Portland
89.50
Q-grader · Antigua
89.25
Q-grader · Seoul
89.00
Roaster · Melbourne
88.75

Cupping verifies — it doesn’t define. The engine’s chemistry-based prediction stands on its own; the panel confirms it at the table.

02IN ONE LINE

Honduras El Pantanal leads with acidity and flavor — a pronounced, expressive profile. Expect a quieter mouthfeel presence.

Acidity 8.6 · strengthFlavor 7.0 · strengthAroma 2.8 · lightBody 2.8 · light
03THE PRODUCER
JB
Julio Banegas
El PantanalChinacla, La Paz, Honduras

Julio's tiny plot at the edge of a cloud-forest reserve gives El Pantanal its slow-maturing, dense cherries.

Meet the producer →
04QUALITY PREDICTION
NIR-derived indices · EGGSTONE engine
Compare with
This lotAll-lots average
246810AcidityAromaFlavorSweetnessMouthfeel
Acid
+20%
Aroma
-19%
Flavor
+20%
Sweet
+9%
Mouth
-4%
Taste Potential

Predicted sensory axes · 0–10

Acidity8.6▲20%
Aroma2.8▼19%
Flavor7.0▲20%
Sweetness5.7▲9%
Mouthfeel2.8▼4%
THE FIVE TASTES, READvs All-lots average
Acidity8.6STRONG

Rich organic and malic acids point to bright, lively acidity — it comes alive in light-to-medium roasts.

Aroma2.8RESTRAINED

Restrained aromatics — let clarity, not perfume, lead the profile.

Flavor7.0STRONG

Clean, well-defined flavor potential — focus the roast around the cup’s own character.

Sweetness5.7TYPICAL

Sweetness feedstock sits near the comparison.

Body2.8TYPICAL

Medium weight — versatile across brew methods.

05QUALITY TIER
Predicted by the uncrack engine from this lot’s NIR chemistry · v2 tier model · probabilities sum to 100%
MOST LIKELY · TIER 1 · 51%
TIER 1
MOST LIKELY
The exceptional band — lots the market fights over
51%
TIER 2
Strong specialty — dependable, distinctive
30%
TIER 3
Solid commercial-specialty ground
18%
Tier assignment is the engine’s own chemistry-based prediction — cupping scores are used only to verify it after the fact.
PREVIEW DATA
06UNIFORMITY · TUS
Bean-to-bean consistency across 96 NIR scans · higher = more uniform
92%#4 OF 27 LOTS
Above the auction median of 84% — a tightly consistent lot: predictable, low-variance roasts batch to batch.
92%
73%median 84%97%
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PREVIEW DATA
07THE ROASTING PLAYBOOK
How to get the most out of it · derived from the chemistry
01
Keep it bright

Light-to-medium development preserves the acidity and clarity this lot leads with.

02
Position the light body

Frame the delicate mouthfeel as transparency, not a flaw — strongest in filter.

03
Watch the finish

Bitterness potential is high and the develop window narrow — end early, cup in small steps.

PREVIEW DATA
Current high bid
$40.00/kg
High bidder#011
Next minimum bid$40.50/kg
Bid increment+$0.50
Lot total at next bid · 24 kg$972
Buyer's premium15%
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