Hacienda La Papaya - Jaime Cartuche COE 17

by Black & White

Meet the Producer | Coffee enthusiasts and barista competitors will likely need no introduction to at least one of the names on this remarkable black label release. Hacienda La Papaya is a renown farm in the Loja Province of Ecuador, famed for its coffees as well as for its owner, Juan Peña. Together, they are responsible for many of the innovative processes coming out of Ecuador today, as well as for bringing Ecuadorian coffee to the competition stage. Today's producer, Jaime Cartuche, has been employed and mentored by Juan Peña for over twelve years, and he currently works as the team leader for coffee processing at Hacienda La Papaya. A few years ago, with Juan's help, Jaime was able to purchase three acres of nearby land on which to manage his own farm, and this lot (which we purchased in its entirety!) comes from his third year of harvest. Today, Jaime works closely with his wife, Hilda, and three of his six kids (Erika, Darwin, and Boris) to operate the farm, and he remains eager