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Review
Smooth, very sweet with vanilla overtones and flavor notes of mandarin and sage. Hint of grapefruit peel on the finish. The velvety mouth texture adds a degree of refinement. Drink this one with your favorite scone.
COFFEE NAME Ecuador La Papaya Typica
ORIGIN Ecuador
PRODUCER Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya
VARIETY Typica
PROCESS Washed
Altitude (masl) 2000
Roaster notes: Over the past few years Juan Peña has become a prominent figure in the coffee industry. Season after season, he is up for awards as a notable coffee producer, and his coffee has been on the national and world stage in the hands of competitors. It would be easy to believe that Juan has been growing coffee for many decades, but Juan began growing coffee just eleven years ago. Juan’s farm, Hacienda a Papaya, chose to diversify their crop after a disastrous rose harvest, and choosing to experiment with coffee took them down the path to become a prominent producer of Ecuadorian coffee.