Jose & Pepe Jijon - Washed Mejorado | Ecuador
£25.50
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Recommended rest: 2 weeks from roast.
Rested in line with the roaster's recommendation. Ready to brew.
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Roaster notes
Ecuador — Pepe & Jose Jijón and Francisco Vintimilla Putushio Mejorado (Washed, 2nd Harvest)
Tastes Like — 🍏 Green Apple • 🌸 White Flowers • 🍑 Peach
DETAILS
- Producers: Pepe & Jose Jijón, Francisco Vintimilla
- Farms: Surya & San Pedro, Putushio
- Region: Loja, Ecuador
- Varietal: Mejorado
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 2,200 masl
- Harvest: June 2026 (2nd pass)
INTRO
Pepe and Jose created this special lot after cupping through many selections to assemble the best of what Putushio produced this year. Green apple leads, with delicate white florals and a ripe peach sweetness. In the cup: green apple, white flowers, and peach.
THE PRODUCER
Fincas del Putushio is a collaborative project between the Jijón family and Francisco Vintimilla, producers deeply committed to quality and community. Located in the Equinoctial Andes, the Surya and San Pedro farms sit at high elevation in a dry, rugged landscape well suited to exceptional coffee. Francisco, known locally as "Red Horse," was the first to plant coffee in the area, working tirelessly to support his community by building roads, improving water access, and fostering unity. Pepe, whose biodynamic Finca Soledad is known for its biodiversity and social impact, brings years of experience cultivating high-quality varieties and refining processing. Together with their families, they grow Typica Mejorado and other promising varieties, using classic washed processing and slow drying to showcase this remarkable terroir.
Mejorado is a very unique variety mainly grown in Ecuador. Though colloquially known as Typica Mejorado, genetic testing by World Coffee Research has confirmed it's actually a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace variety.
THE PROCESS
Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, then held in-cherry for two days. After de-pulping, the coffee dry-ferments overnight, is washed, and dries on raised beds.
The two-day in-cherry hold ahead of de-pulping is the defining step. It's what builds the crisp green apple, white floral, and peach character that defines this careful, jointly assembled selection.
THE CUP
Bright and delicate: green apple crispness up front, white florals through the middle, and a peach sweetness on the finish. A thoughtfully curated best-of selection from this remarkable, dry, high-elevation terroir.
Flavour Notes
🍏 Green Apple 🌸 White Flowers 🍑 Peach
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