La Papaya Geisha Natural

This beautiful coffee comes from Juan Peña — Ecuador’s most famous specialty-coffee producer-who owns and operates the well-known Hacienda La Papaya coffee farm. He and his coffee have won numerous awards, including the Sprudge top producer award and several U.S. Barista Championships.

Juan grows several varieties on this land including Typica, Sidra, B7, and Geisha. This particular lot is the coveted Geisha variety, known for producing some of the world’s best coffees.

Juan himself is actively engaged with many processing experiments. His farming is meticulous, scientific, curious, and giving. He provides neighbors and farm workers space in his nursery, along with seedlings, so that they can develop plots of their own.

Hacienda La Papaya coffees are the result of a meticulous integral process. The process begins in the nursery where the best seeds are selected, considering the origin and characteristics of the mother plants. Proper sowing techniques are applied for the correct development of the plant. This ensures efficient fertilization management throughout the farm and maximum control at each stage of the plant’s growth. Every year the farm experiments with various controlled fermentation and drying, creating quality-forward, unique profiles.