Jose Jijon - Washed Mejorado | Ecuador (2026)

Ecuador — Jose Jijon Fincas Del Putushio Mejorado (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍐 Pear • 🍑 Jammy Apricot • 🍭 Marshmallow 

DETAILS

• Producer: Jose Jijon
• Farm: Fincas Del Putushio (San Pedro)
• Region: Loja, Putushio, Ecuador
• Varietal: Mejorado
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2222 MASL
• Harvest: January 2026
• Size: 200g

INTRO

Son of the legendary Pepe Jijon, Jose is a young aspiring producer with a deep passion for coffee. This is September’s fourth harvest from Putushio and Jose — and each release has built on the last. The 2026 Mejorado is a beautifully expressive cup: sweet, clean, and refined, with a character that speaks clearly to the altitude and care that defines Fincas Del Putushio.

THE PRODUCER

Pepe Jijon is an inspiring producer with an inspiring farm: Finca Soledad. His son Jose has been learning and working at Soledad for much of his life. His farm, San Pedro, and Francisco’s farm together make up Fincas Del Putushio — a sister-farm duo creating the next evolution in coffee farming for the Jijon family.

September Coffee are proud to support Jose and Pepe’s hard work at Putushio. The farm is very small with limited production, making each harvest a rare and special release.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process at Fincas Del Putushio involves:

• 🍒 Harvest & Depulping — Mejorado cherries are picked and depulped on the same day
• 📅 Overnight Rest — Coffee rests overnight in dry parchment
• 💧 Rinsing — Rinsed thoroughly in fresh spring water
• ☀️ Slow Drying — Dried on covered raised beds for thirty days

This traditional washed approach preserves the Mejorado variety’s natural sweetness and clarity, producing a clean, refined cup with excellent structure.

THE CUP

The 2026 harvest delivers sweet pears and jammy apricots, with a confectionary sweetness reminiscent of marshmallows. The body is light and the finish is long and sweet — a quietly elegant coffee that rewards careful brewing.

Flavour Notes

• 🍐 Pear
• 🍑 Jammy Apricot
• 🍭 Marshmallow