JOSE JIJÓN - TYPICA MEJORADO, WASHED - ECUADOR

HELM
INDIANAPOLIS, UNITED STATES

JOSE JIJÓN - TYPICA MEJORADO, WASHED

LEMONADE
WILDFLOWER HONEY
FRUIT PUNCH
YELLOW DRAGON FRUIT

ORIGIN: ECUADOR
FARM: FINCA DEL PUTUSHIO
PRODUCER: JOSE JIJÓN
ALTITUDE: 2200 MASL
VARIETY: TYPICA MEJORADO
PROCESS: WASHED

ROAST DATE: JUNE 7, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

GROWN AT AN ALTITUDE OF OVER 2,222 MASL IN THE MINERAL-RICH VOLCANIC SOIL OF THE LOJA REGION, THIS LOT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE PASSIONATE FARMING OF THE VISIONARY TEAM OF THE FAMED PEPE JIJÓN, HIS SON, JOSÉ JIJÓN, AND FRANCISCO VINTIMILLA.

TYPICA MEJORADO WHILE NAMED AFTER TYPICA TRACES ITS GENETIC ROOTS AS A HYBRID OF BOURBON AND ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE, KNOWN FOR ITS COMPLEXITY AND CLARITY.

PROCESSED AS A TRADITIONAL WASHED COFFEE. RIPE CHERRIES ARE HAND-PICKED AND DEPULPED ON THE SAME DAY. THE COFFEE IS METICULOUSLY WASHED IN FRESH SPRING WATER TO REMOVE ALL MUCILAGE, ENSURING A CLEAN PROFILE. THE BEANS ARE THEN SLOW-DRIED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS ON COVERED RAISED BEDS, ALLOWING FOR DELIBERATE FLAVOR DEVELOPMENT.

THIS COFFEE REPRESENTS THE NEW FRONTIER OF ECUADORIAN SPECIALTY COFFEE; A SHINING EXAMPLE OF DEDICATION TO METICULOUS PROCESSING AND THE EXQUISITE POTENTIAL OF HIGH-ALTITUDE TYPICA MEJORADO.