SEPTEMBER - Abel Salinas | Ecuador - Washed - Mejorado

SEPTEMBER Coffee Roasters is located in Ottawa, Canada

From SEPTEMBER

Our second year featuring the incredible work of Abel Salinas and Finca Arashi, and this being his second harvest we've shared of 2025, this beautiful Mejorado is bright, delicate and sweet with soft florals, intense lemon acidity and juicy citrus.

In the cup

We get a profile that is soft florals and juicy citrus. This coffee has a mouthwatering & intense acidity that reminds us of lemonade and a long sweet finish. This coffee has a light body.

About The Producer

Finca Arashi is located in Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador, and is managed by Abel Salinas, a 58-year-old, Cup of Excellence winner and first-generation coffee grower and fifth out of twelve siblings. The farm sits at an elevation of 1900 MASL and consists of 7 hectares of land, and around 22,000 coffee trees in production and the majority of the production being the exotic Typica Mejorado. However, Abel also grows some Sidra and H1 Hybrid.

Processing

This coffee starts by de-pulping and then dry-fermenting the coffee for 24 hours. After washing the coffee Abel immediately places it to dry for 15 days.

Variety

Mejorado has become the gem of Ecuador. Although it’s certainly similar in name to Typica, Typica Mejorado is not related to this variety. It is now known to be a cross-pollination of Bourbon and Ethiopian Landrace.