Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed

Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed

12 Ounces (Whole Bean)
$28.00
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Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed
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Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed

Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed

$28.00
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We've been buying Juan Peña's impeccably clean coffees for several years now and this is the juiciest washed we've tasted yet. It has a great lime character that is balanced by a juicy sweetness reminiscent of an oolong tea and honey. 

 
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Pickup available at La Barba Coffee Roastery

Usually ready in 2-4 days

Ecuador | Hacienda La Papaya Typica Mejorado Washed

12 Ounces (Whole Bean)

La Barba Coffee Roastery

Pickup available, usually ready in 2-4 days

1155 S Richards St
Salt Lake City UT 84101
United States
SHIPPING & RETURNS

We roast Monday through Friday and roast to order. We do our best to ship orders the business day following your order. Delivery time is based on distance and carrier efficiency. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at hello@labarbacoffee.com

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Tasting Notes:

Lime, Oolong Tea, Blackberry
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Producer:

Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya
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Cultivar:

Typica Mejorado
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Process:

Washed
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Elevation:

1900-2100M

Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador

Hacienda La Papaya pioneered coffee cultivation in Ecuador's Saraguro region in 2010 and Juan Peña started to export coffee to the United States in 2014. Along with the cultivation of curated varieties (specific strains of Typica and Sidra), Juan Peña has established himself as a leader in specialty coffee production in Ecuador and globally. This status comes down to the quality of La Papaya's coffees. Along with the role of terrior, Juan Peña's coffees stand out because he has utilized La Papaya as a research center for developing improved agronomic and processing practices. Chemistry, exploration and discovery, and quality control are all paramount to La Papaya's operation.

QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON

Growing

Farmer’s nurture coffee plants, navigating the challenges of changing weather and the coffee market

Planning / Forecasting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Harvest

Farmers hand pick coffee cherries as they fully ripen, sometimes having to make many passes to pick only ripe fruit

Forward Contracting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Milling

Coffee cherries are depulped (“washed”), dried, and sorted as green

Preship Sampling

We receive small samples of coffees to roast and cup. We choose the best coffees of all we sample to approve for purchase.

Export/Import

Coffee travels from mill to port, over ocean to North American port, and is organized in a coffee specific (temp, humidity) warehouse.

Land Freight

Coffee travels from port, usually the West Coast, to our warehouse.

Profiling

We develop a roast profile to achieve flavor dynamics (sweetness, acidity, body etc) that showcase what we love about each specific coffee

Production Roasting

We batch roast the coffee to be packaged, sealed, and sent directly to you

Savouring

You get the sensory experience of a coffee’s incredible aromas and flavors as you brew and drink what we and others have worked to create.

Why Does a Coffee’s Story Matter?

The story of coffee is a story of people all over the globe working incredibly hard to create this beverage we love so much. The story of a specific coffee - how it was grown and how the people involved in farming and transporting it were treated and compensated - is deeply ethical and inextricably tied to the coffee’s quality. Farmers can’t justify the cost, time, and labor required to make the high quality coffee if they’re not compensated adequately for such a difficult undertaking. We take the stories of our coffees seriously out of concern for people and our love of coffee.

We specifically choose coffees and import partners based on quality and ethics. A wide range of ethical claims intended to offer quick peace of mind exist throughout the coffee industry, but we’ve found that the size and complexity of the supply chain don’t really fit into such convenient labels. Our approach is to work with farming and importing partners whose standards are oriented towards improving farmer well being through financial traceability, ever improving coffee quality, and sustainability.

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