Coffee Description
This year's Juan Pena is a stunning blend of cooked fruits, natural
sugars, and tropicality. Popping in the first sip with the syrupy
sweetness of Strawberry Jam, before lifting with a bright burst of
Champagne Grape. This absolute fruit bomb is carried into a delicate
kiwi finish, wrapping the whole cup in a blanket of tropical tang. The
Juan Pena is an excellent coffee for anyone familiar with lighter
natural coffees, looking for an exciting fruit-filled cup.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Mejorado
Process
Natural
Elevation
1900-2100 masl
Region
Loja
About Juan Peña of Ecuador
This coffee comes to us from Juan Peña, founder of Hacienda La
Papaya, in Loja, Ecuador. Hacienda La Papaya has become a
3-time consecutive Sprudge Notable Producer award winner, and is
recognized as the pioneer of coffee cultivation in Ecuador.
Loja, Ecuador
Cat & Cloud
Based in the west coast beach town of Santa Cruz, CA, Cat & Cloud Coffee was started by long-time coffee professionals Chris Baca, Jared Truby, and Charles Jack. Chris and Jared hold five Top-5 finishes in the US Barista, Brewer's Cup, and Latte Art Competitions between them. Begun as a podcast and an online webstore in 2015, Cat & Cloud opened their first retail location September of 2016.
With a vision “To Change the Way the World Does Business,” they created and currently run the most-listened to/watched Coffee-related Podcast and YouTube channel in the US. Whether it’s previous work in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan as part of TechnoServe's East Africa Coffee Initiative, making sure their team members are well taken care of and sending them to origin, to developing relationships with coffee producer partners based on repeatable quality scores, not the volatility of the C-market.
Working to be content creators, information sharers, and industry leaders, they strive “to learn, grow, and create a community that feels good to EVERYONE, not just to the few people at the top.”
