{"product_id":"sey-coffee-miguel-dota-washed-sidra-ecuador","title":"SEY Coffee - Miguel Dota Washed Sidra | Ecuador","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcuador — Miguel Dota Saraguro Sidra (Washed)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTastes Like — 🌹 Rose Hips • 🍺 Hops • 🍓 Ripe Strawberries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Miguel Dota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarm\/Region: Saraguro, Ecuador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarietal: Sidra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess: Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation: 1,950 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRO\u003c\/strong\u003e From Miguel Dota in Saraguro — SEY's second release from this project, and a compelling case for what this emerging Ecuadorian region can produce. Grown in a small sub-hectare Sidra garden, this lot is bright and distinctive, with rose hips and hop-like character layered over ripe strawberry sweetness. In the cup: rose hips, hops, and ripe strawberries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e The Dota family farms in Saraguro, a region where coffee growing faces real headwinds — fewer farmers choosing to plant coffee, and rising costs year over year. Despite that, this area continues to produce some of SEY's favourite coffees, and the Dota family has become a key partner in a new project aimed at developing more distinctive micro lots from the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSidra, the varietal grown here, is an Ethiopian landrace whose exact identity isn't precisely known — one of the many Ethiopian-origin varieties whose path to the Americas remains part of ongoing research and debate. Ethiopia's coffee biodiversity, with over 60 distinct DNA-confirmed varieties, continues to be the wellspring for varieties like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/strong\u003e The Washed process for this lot involves:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍒 Hand-picking — cherries harvested at peak ripeness 💧 Floating — floated to remove low-density defects 🌱 De-pulping — cherries de-pulped shortly after harvest ⏱️ Dry fermentation — fermented dry for 24 hours 🚿 Washing — washed clean after fermentation ☀️ Raised-bed drying — dried on raised beds for 15 days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dry fermentation is the defining step — 24 hours without added water builds structure and complexity ahead of washing, giving the Sidra varietal room to express its rose hip and hop-like character rather than a purely clean, neutral cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CUP\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright and distinctive — rose hips and a subtle hop-like bitterness up front, giving way to ripe strawberry sweetness underneath. A compelling early showing for Saraguro as a region to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e 🌹 Rose Hips 🍺 Hops 🍓 Ripe Strawberries\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SEY Coffee","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ July 14th","offer_id":58274195177846,"sku":"SEY-MIGUEL-DOTA-SIDRA-WASHED-FIL-250-JUL14","price":24.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9152\/5021\/files\/2026MiguelDota-Ecuador_2560x.png-cropped.jpg?v=1784117139","url":"https:\/\/sigmacoffee.co.uk\/products\/sey-coffee-miguel-dota-washed-sidra-ecuador","provider":"Sigma Coffee UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}