Yacuri

We’re excited to continue our collaboration with Juan Peña, owner of Hacienda La Papaya and CafExporto. Since meeting in Aarhus in 2015, we have purchased many small experimental lots, continuing a conversation through high quality coffee. Over the past few years, Juan has expanded his work, exporting more Hacienda La Papaya coffee to Europe together with us, and starting the CafExporto project, taking over management of two new farms in other parts of Ecuador.

Juan’s hard work and innovation is clear when tasting his coffees; top-quality micro-lots, with wildly varying flavour profiles and expressions. Juan mainly works with Typica ‘Mejorado’, the enhanced version of the varietal, first grown on Nestle’s experimental farms in the north of Ecuador. Juan puts much of his success down to the combination of high yield and incredible cup quality that these Mejorado plants provide. Juan distributed Mejorado seeds from his genetic bank to his two new farms, and transplanted his incredible attention to detail in farm management.

Yacuri, sourced from Juan Peña at Hacienda La Papaya in Ecuador through CafExporto and roasted by Dayglow, showcases the Typica Mejorado varietal—a refined strain of the foundational Typica lineage. This lot represents Ecuador's sustained tradition as a specialty coffee producer, with the Hacienda La Papaya operation contributing distinctive Ecuadorian character to the cup profile.

Typica Mejorado typically expresses elegant, balanced complexity. The roaster's approach to this coffee aims to highlight the varietal's inherent qualities while honoring the producer's cultivation methods. Explore the flavor wheel to contextualize tasting impressions within broader sensory categories.