SEPTEMBER - Pepe Jijón | Ecuador - Ty-Oxy Washed - Mejorado

SEPTEMBER Coffee Roasters is located in Ottawa, Canada

From SEPTEMBER

This is a stellar coffee from our friend and award winning producer Pepe Jijon. Our fifth harvest working with Pepe Jijón and Finca Soledad, we continually love the excellence of his work and the unique, sweet profiles of his coffees. This coffee, his Ty-Oxy Typica Mejorado from Finca Soledad. This coffee has intense sweetness and reminds us of our most memorable Kenyan coffees.

In the cup

We taste intense sweetness of cotton candy and raw sugar, with a red profile that reminds us of our favourite Kenyan coffees. It has a red currant sweetness, delicate florals and a distinct Kenyan like Spegetti-O long sweet finish. This coffee is memorable and one of our favourites on the cupping table this year.

About The Producer

Pepe Jijon is an award winning producer and a world famous coffee farmer. His farm, Finca Soledad, is a community-oriented project where he and his family support and employ single mothers who have been abandoned by their husbands. Pepe only grows Typica Mejorada, Geisha and Sydra. The farm is very small with limited production, so we are again very thankful to have some of his coffee this year.

Processing

The TyOxidator processing method is a variation of the washed method. First, the coffee is left to ferment aerobically in the open environment to promote an oxidated fermentation. The coffee is then pulped and fermented in a sealed tank in its mucilage for 48 hours before being washed. Afterwards, it is dried in both indirect and direct sunlight for 20 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.