Pepe Jijón - Typica Wave Nature

by Black & White

MEET THE PRODUCER | Before he settled on a coffee farm in the valley, Pepe Jijón spent his days traversing mountains. An avid mountaineer and able guide, Pepe spent years exploring some of the world's most impressive ranges, and he even embarked on a solo expedition of the "seven summits" before finding his next great adventure - in coffee. After spending so much time on the mountaintops, Pepe found a soft place to land in Intag Valley, nestled amidst the sloping mountains of Imbabura, in Ecuador. Today, he nurtures about four hectares of farmland called Finca Soledad in that valley, and it is there that he cultivates exceptional lots from several varieties, including this truly stunning example of Typica Mejorado. TRUST THE PROCESS | After being handpicked at peak ripeness, the lot was separated into two halves. The first half was submerged in an on-site river stream for 10 days, and the second underwent anaerobic fermentation in steel tanks for 5 days. Once fermentation had completed