Pepe Jijon Gesha

by Flower Child

Producer: Pepe Jijon Finca: Soledad Variety: Gesha Region: Imbabura, Ecuador Elevation: 1,515 Meters Process: Washed  Harvest: July 2024 Notes: Mangosteen, melon, stone fruit iris. Pepe has inspired the world of Specialty coffee with the his life-affirming farm, Soledad. Of his greatest hits, the Gesha. This year's harvest of his Gesha is full bodied with ripe stone fruit. The profile is long with tropical juice notations like mangosteen, kumquat, kiwano melon citrus. There is a silky and round feel to this cup with an elegant florality. This coffee is so clean, making it easy to appreciate this terroir focused iteration of Gesha. Thank you Pepe the Finca Soledad Team for sharing the hard work with us! This coffee came in at a brix of 22°.  Depulped after a day in-cherry. Thereafter, 24hr.s of mucilage fermentation lightly rinsed.  48hr.s in fully shaded, indirect drying. Then dried for 20 days in a climate controlled dark room. Lastly, the coffee was dried on raised beds for 5