This is another dynamic Mejorado from Ecuador. We find ripe watermelon juice, raspberry complexity, and a nice honeysuckle subtlety in the cup.
First Roast: 05/18/2020
Mejorado
Quito
1,450 masl
June - October, 2019
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and depulped on the day of harvest. Dry fermented in tanks for 18-20 hours. Dried on raised beds for 12-18 days.
ABOUT FINCA EL MERIDIANO
This is our first year working with Mario as we continue exploring more of what has become one of our favorite and most promising origins: Ecuador. Mario is a passionate coffee producer and extremely dedicated to quality. El Meridiano is a stunning farm full of natural springs, rivers and waterfalls. He is currently growing Mejorado (colloquially Typica Mejorado), which is also quickly becoming one of our favorite coffee varieties; lending itself to extremely clean, fruit-forward—yet delicate and bright—cup profiles.
ABOUT MEJORADO
Mejorado is a very unique varieity mainly grown in Ecuador. Though it is commonly misnamed Typica Mejorado, we now know—due to genetic testing by World Coffee Reseach—that it is actually a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace variety.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (Local)
$11.01/KG
Farm Gate (USD)
$11.01/KG
FOB
$14.79/KG
FOT
$15.07/KG
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