EcuadorOut of stockDrip Roasters · Bern
Ecuador La Papaya
berry · citrus · tropical fruit · passion fruit
98.06 CHF/kg
98.06 CHF for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about 1.77 CHF for an 18 g espresso dose
Price observed 5 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.
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What Drip Roasters says about this coffee
This coffee is very sweet with layers of fruity notes ranging from berry to citrus to tropical fruit such as passion fruit. It is rich, sticky and a little funky, but still offering a very clean and juicy cup of coffee.
Typica Mejorado is known for a high cup quality with bright acidity and floral aromatics. It is a cultivar that was considered a hybrid of Typica, hence the name. But more recent genetic testing revealed that it is in fact a hybrid of Bourbon and Ethiopian heirloom varieties. We therefore use the term Mejorado (without Typica).
After the coffee is harvested and hand-sorted, it goes through 120 hours of anaerobic fermentation. This step is carried out in oak barrels that used to hold Ecuadorian rum for some twenty years. The fermentation process is monitored and controlled along the way using temperature and humidity sensors and the barrels are placed in dark rooms with temperatures below 18°c. After the fermentation, the coffee makes its way to drying rooms, where it is dried for a period of 28 to 30 days.
Their own sales copy, as published on their page and not checked by us. read it on their page (opens in a new tab)
What the roaster says about where it came from
We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.
How it sits among coffee from Ecuador
Drip Roasters describe this coffee as fruity, citrus. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Ecuador; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.
Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Ecuador, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.
The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Ecuador coffees
What Drip Roasters says about itself
Fairtrade
“The prices we pay for green coffee are always higher than the minimum fair trade price.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Direct trade
“When purchasing green coffee, fair agreements, direct trade contracts and transparent price structures are crucial to us.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Carbon neutral
…🌳 Carbon-Neutral Delivery All orders we ship with the Swiss Post are processed «carbon-neutrally». part of a longer passage their page (opens in a new tab)
Plastic free packaging
“The beverages we sell are usually delivered, stored and sold in plastic-free bottles.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Compostable packaging
“Wherever possible, we use materials that are a) completely reusable, b) partly recyclable, c) compostable or d) biodegradable.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Recyclable packaging
“Wherever possible, we use materials that are a) completely reusable, b) partly recyclable, c) compostable or d) biodegradable.” their page (opens in a new tab)
These are claims the roaster makes about its business, not about this coffee, and we have not checked them against any register.
Where each fact came from
Acidity, described
“Typica Mejorado is known for a high cup quality with bright acidity and floral aromatics.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
“But more recent genetic testing revealed that it is in fact a hybrid of Bourbon and Ethiopian heirloom varieties.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
This coffee is very sweet with layers of fruity notes ranging from berry to citrus to tropical fruit such as passion fruit… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
“After the coffee is harvested and hand-sorted, it goes through 120 hours of anaerobic fermentation.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
This coffee is very sweet with layers of fruity notes ranging from berry to citrus to tropical fruit such as passion fruit… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
A further 3 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.
Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.
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