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Chito

Roasted by La Cabra

Clean and floral washed Typica from Ecuador's Chito region.

Chito — La Cabra
Image: courtesy of La Cabra

From the roaster

A clean and floral washed Typica, produced in the hills surrounding the town of Chito in Southern Ecuador.

La Cabra

Context

La Cabra is a Danish roaster known for precise, transparency-driven sourcing, and this lot comes from the Chito region of Ecuador — an origin that has been quietly gaining recognition among specialty buyers drawn to its high-altitude growing conditions and distinctive terroir. Ecuador remains relatively rare in specialty roaster catalogues, which lends selections like this an element of genuine curiosity.

Typica is one of coffee's oldest and most historically significant varietals, often cited for its clean, delicate cup profile and relatively low yields — qualities that make well-grown examples particularly prized. Paired with a washed process, which typically emphasizes clarity and origin character over fruit-driven intensity, the combination invites close attention to the subtler registers of the flavor spectrum: think brightness, structure, and the nuances that terroir can express when little stands between the bean and the cup.

Buy — 35 DKK from La Cabra

In the Encyclopedia

Frequently asked questions

How is Chito processed?

Chito uses the Washed process.

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