Details:

• Origin: Ecuador

• Region: Putushio, Loja

• Producers: Jose & Pepe Jijon

• Farm: Fincas Del Putushio

• Varietal: Typica Mejorado

• Process: Washed

• Roast: Omni (Light)

• Bag Size: 125g

• Tasting Notes: Green apple 🍏 • White grape 🍇 • Pomegranate 🍎

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Intro:

Ilse is proud to present Jose & Pepe Jijon – Fincas Del Putushio, a beautifully structured washed Mejorado from southern Ecuador’s Loja region. This lot is everything we love about the Mejorado varietal — lifted acidity, delicate fruit, and crystal-clear flavour. Expect a clean, juicy filter cup that’s light on the palate but full of bright complexity.

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The Producers:

This coffee is grown by Jose and Pepe Jijon, a father-son duo farming in the highlands of Putushio, Loja — a region fast gaining recognition for its high-elevation, smallholder-grown specialty lots. Fincas Del Putushio focuses on careful cultivation of improved varietals like Mejorado, alongside exacting washed processing methods. The result is coffees that are precise, vibrant, and deeply expressive of both varietal and place.

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The Process:

A washed process enhances clarity and highlights the inherent brightness of the Mejorado variety. After handpicking, the cherries are depulped, fermented to remove mucilage, then washed clean and dried carefully. The result is a cup with elevated acidity, refined sweetness, and minimal distraction — everything dialled in to express terroir and cultivar at their most transparent.

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The Cup:

Expect a bright, zippy cup with high clarity and gentle sweetness. Green apple 🍏 acidity gives the coffee a snappy entrance, followed by white grape 🍇 florality and a light body. A subtle pomegranate 🍎 note adds complexity and a slightly tannic, wine-like finish. This is a filter coffee made for slow sipping and high clarity — a perfect expression of Mejorado done right.

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Overall:

Ilse’s Jose & Pepe Jijon – Fincas Del Putushio is a showcase of what Ecuador’s highlands and the Mejorado varietal can deliver: bright, clean, and beautifully articulated coffees with fruit complexity and elegance. Ideal for filter brewing, this is one for those who appreciate vibrancy and nuance over boldness — a thoughtful, refined cup that rewards your attention.

What is the roast recency?

Ilse doesn't advertise a roast preference to Filter or Espresso, instead they are roasted for the best amongst both - often called Omniroast. That being said, Ilse typically roast light.

We recommend brewing with beans that are at least two weeks off roast. All beans are roasted to peak flavour at around 8-12 weeks. We have the option to either purchase standard beans (at least 2 weeks but no longer than 6 weeks off roast), or rested beans (at least 7 weeks off roast, no longer than 12). For peak flavour, if you are looking to use immediately, we recommend purchasing the rested beans. If you are adding to your rotation of beans, we recommend purchasing the standard and allowing the beans to naturally rest and mature whilst you rotate through other beans.