PEPE & FAMILY - FINCA SOLEDAD - MEJORADO, WASHED - ECUADOR

PEPE IS LOVE, NATURE, AND ENERGY—ALL OF WHICH HE POURS INTO EVERY LOT OF COFFEE HE PRODUCES. THIS IS ANOTHER VERY SMALL, REGENERATIVE, AND ORGANIC SELECTION, AND EACH YEAR IT IS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THESE REMARKABLE COFFEES. IN THE CUP WE FIND A SWEET PROFILE OF FRESH STRAWBERRIES, HIBISCUS, AND DULCE DE LECHE.

PEPE AND HIS FAMILY ARE INSPIRING PRODUCERS WITH EQUALLY REMARKABLE FARMS. THEIR ORIGINAL FARM, FINCA SOLEDAD, IS A BIODYNAMIC OPERATION SITUATED WITHIN 120 HECTARES (~300 ACRES) OF CLOUD FOREST—ONE OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. SIDRA, GESHA, AND MEJORADO ARE CULTIVATED ON JUST 4 HECTARES (~10 ACRES) WITHIN THIS EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE. BEYOND COFFEE PRODUCTION, SOLEDAD IS A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROJECT THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SINGLE MOTHERS IN THE AREA.

ABOUT MEJORADO

MEJORADO IS A VERY UNIQUE VARIETY MAINLY GROWN IN ECUADOR. THOUGH IT IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS TYPICA MEJORADO, WE NOW KNOW – THANKS TO GENETIC TESTING BY WORLD COFFEE RESEARCH – THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A BOURBON VARIETY CROSS-POLLINATED WITH AN ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE VARIETY.