Pablo Malacatos Nueva Esperanza

About This Coffee

This is an exciting selection from a young producer in southern Ecuador. At just 23 years old, Pablo cultivates coffee on a small 2-hectare (~5-acre) garden. In the cup we find lemon curd, rose water, and pineapple. Pablo Malacatos tends a beautiful, small coffee garden in southern Ecuador, near the Peruvian border. While we have worked with a few producers from this remote area, its isolation has made consistent engagement challenging. Pablo inherited his garden from his parents and immediately planted what he believes is the best variety in Ecuador—a sentiment we wholeheartedly share. Now 4 to 5 years old, his trees are producing exceptional fruit, showcasing the potential of this unique region. Mejorado is a very unique variety mainly grown in Ecuador. Though it is colloquially known as Typica Mejorado, we now know — thanks to genetic testing by World Coffee Reseach — that it is actually a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace variety.