25/02 #X1 - Pepe Jijon, Finca Soledad - Flower Child (Oakland, CA)

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Please note: this coffee was roasted the last week of January. It went missing in transit to us and we finally got our hands on it in time for the March shipment. As a very light roast, it’s now well rested and tasting amazing — and should be consumed soon. 

Region

Imbabura, Ecuador

Process & Variety

Washed Gesha

Elevation

1515 masl

Roaster Notes

Mangosteen, melon, stone fruit & iris

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Pepe has inspired the world of Specialty coffee with his life-affirming farm, Soledad. Of his greatest hits, the Gesha. This year's harvest of his Gesha is full bodied with ripe stone fruit. The profile is long with tropical juice notations like mangosteen, kumquat, kiwano melon & citrus. There is a silky and round feel to this cup with an elegant florality. This coffee is so clean, making it easy to appreciate this terroir focused iteration of Gesha. Thank you Pepe & the Finca Soledad Team for sharing the hard work with us!

This coffee came in at a brix of 22°. Depulped after a day in-cherry. Thereafter, 24 hours of mucilage fermentation & lightly rinsed. 48 hours in fully shaded, indirect drying. Then dried for 20 days in a climate controlled dark room. Lastly, the coffee was dried on raised beds for 5 days.