PEPE & FAMILY - FINCA SOLEDAD - SIDRA, WASHED - ECUADOR
PEPE & FAMILY - FINCA SOLEDAD - SIDRA, WASHED - ECUADOR
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
PEPE & FAMILY - NEW SEASON - SIDRA, WASHED
EUCALYPTUS HONEY
LEMON TEA
WHITE FLORALS
ORIGIN: ECUADOR
REGION: IMBABURA
PRODUCER: PEPE & FAMILY
ALTITUDE: 1,515 MASL
VARIETAL: SIDRA
PROCESS: WASHED
HARVEST: MARCH 2026
ROAST DATE: JUNE 15, 2026
FROM THE ROASTER
PEPE AND HIS FAMILY LIVE AND BREATHE TERROIR. THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION OF THE SIDRA VARIETY REFLECTS THE REGENERATIVE, FULLY ORGANIC PRACTICES AT FINCA SOLEDAD. IN THE CUP WE FIND EUCALYPTUS HONEY, LEMON TEA, AND WHITE FLORALS.
ABOUT PEPE & FAMILY
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 SIDRA
WHILE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH VARIETY IT IS, WE DO KNOW FOR CERTAIN THE VARIETY COLLOQUIALLY CALLED SIDRA IN ECUADOR IS AN ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE VARIETY. ETHIOPIA IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF COFFEE. DNA TESTING HAS CONFIRMED OVER 60 DISTINCT VARIETIES GROWING IN ETHIOPIA, MAKING IT HOME TO THE MOST COFFEE BIODIVERSITY IN THE WORLD. HOW THESE ETHIOPIAN VARIETIES HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD VARIES WILDLY, AND IS THE FOCUS OF MUCH RESEARCH AND DEBATE. GIVEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INCREASING DIFFICULTY TO GROW COFFEE, THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF RESEARCH BEING DONE TO DEVELOP NEW VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS, USUALLY STARTING WITH ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE GERM-LINES.
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