Juan Carlos Velez, Ecuador

This farm and producer are literally connected to the now famous Hacienda La Papaya. This region of Ecuador produces some of the very best coffees in the world; specifically the Mejorado variety.

Juan Carlos has been friends with Juan Peña of Hacienda La Papaya fame, for a very long time—going back to the rose business that first got them both started growing coffee. Juan Carlos' farm sits directly next to La Papaya, and the two have been innovating together in growing, processing, and variety propagation for a number of years now with a simple goal: to produce the best, highest quality coffee possible.

Mejorado is a very unique variety mainly grown in Ecuador. Though it is commonly misnamed Typica Mejorado, we now know—due to genetic testing by World Coffee Reseach—that it is actually a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace variety.

Roasted for: Filter
200G
Optimal Rest Period from Roast: Minimum 14 Days
Our roasted coffees are good up to, but best consumed within 2 months from roast.