B&W An "X" sitting inside a white circle, cut out. BENJAMIN PAZ An "X" sitting inside a white circle, cut out.
A picture of a row of coffee in a jungle with a dirt road winding through them.
PRODUCER HIGHLIGHT

BENJAMIN PAZ

SANTA BARBARA, HONDURAS

A graphic design with an image on the left side of a coffee farm with rows of coffee trees in a jungle and a dir path winding through them. The slide says, "Benjamin Paz, our relationship with Ben began long before we opened the doors of Black & White roasters."
A graphic design with an image on the right of two men inspecting coffee trees in Honduras. The text on the left says, "Bejamin's Mission - to help roasters buy high grown, single producer, & single variety lots from the Santa Barbara region of Honduras. This has resulted in a beautiful and fruitful relationship with us, and we are so honored to call him, one of our dearest friends in coffee. Community and Quality."
 A picture of the side of a cement building in Honduras with the sign, "San Vicente, Exportadora De Cafe San Vincentes Se R.L"
A selfie style picture with a man in the front giving a peace sign, while 4 men in the back work on building a wire frame cage for coffee processing experiment.
benjamin paz

ON COMMUNITY

One of our owners, Kyle, first met Benjamin back in 2015 through a mutual friend (Kevin Bohlin, the mastermind behind Saint Frank Coffee in San Francisco - we can't recommend them enough!). Benjamin's mission to help roasters buy high-grown, single-producer, and (often) single-variety lots from the Santa Barbara region of Honduras has resulted in a beautiful and fruitful relationship with us, and we are so honored to call him one of our dearest friends in coffee.

An up close picture of coffee tree with fresh leaves and buds coming out.
A picture of coffee sitting on top of a mountain in Honduras.
BENJAMIN PAZ

ON QUALITY

We aren't the only ones who hold Benjamin in such high esteem - he's one of the most renown producers in Honduras, and it can be kinda tough to get your hands on one of his immaculately processed lots from La Salsa.