BIG SUR - 26/27 New Season - Ecuador Hacienda LLavecocha Washed Typica Mejorado | Ecuador - Washed - Typica Mejorado

Washed Typica Mejorado from Ecuador’s Saraguro area has long been one of our favorite varieties. It is marked by bright, uplifting berry and stone-fruit acidity, high sweetness of apricot and plum, fragrant and lively aromatics, and a refined, delicate mouthfeel.

This lot of Typica Mejorado grew slowly under dense shade trees at an extreme altitude of 2,200 meters. The result is even brighter acidity, higher sweetness, a solid body, and clear structure.

The batch underwent a very conservative 24-hour fermentation, which preserved more of the natural sugars. As soon as the coffee hits the palate at higher temperatures, its high sweetness is immediately apparent—reminiscent of fully ripe sweet apricot and prune. In the mid-to-low temperature range, the bright acidity weaves in the sweet-tart notes of raspberry and red plum. This is a high-level expression of the Typica Mejorado variety in Ecuador’s Saraguro region.