This washed Sidra from Hacienda La Papaya in Loja, Ecuador, is a refined and expressive filter coffee from producer Juan Peña. Grown high in the Andean mountains, the cup is bright, clean and layered, showing notes of honey, apricot, citrus peel, black tea and delicate florals. The washed process highlights the Sidra variety’s clarity and aromatic complexity, giving the coffee a polished structure, soft sweetness and a clean tea-like finish.
49th Parallel has been a heavyweight in the Vancouver coffee scene since 2004, when brothers Vince and Michael Piccolo set out to bring world-class specialty coffee to the West Coast before it was trendy. They were early pioneers of the direct trade model, which sees them traveling extensively to build face-to-face relationships with farmers. Their roasting style is famous for its consistency and balance; they avoid the ultra-light, acidic "lemon juice" profiles in favor of developing sweetness and body that appeals to both coffee nerds and casual drinkers. It was voted Vancouver’s #1 roastery in 2025.
