Our 6th Edition of Harmony's Masterpieces range.
On the 15th of April, Harmony will be 2 years old! To celebrate, we are releasing a one off Masterpiece from Pepe Jijon at La Soledad.
FLAVOUR DESCRIPTION: WHITE FLORALS, RED APPLE, BRIGHT CITRUS, LEMONGRASS
PRODUCER: PEPE JIJON
FARM: LA SOLEDAD
COUNTRY: ECUADOR
REGION: IMBABURA
VARIETY: SIDRA
PROCESSING METHOD: SPECIAL WAVE PROCESS WASHED
This is the third time that we've worked with Pepe Jijon of La Soledad to bring you some of the most exceptional Ecuadorean coffee in the world. Ecuador recently has been paving the way for the development of new, innovative processing and exceptional coffee production, using varieties and cultivar that are not the typical, popular mainstay representatives of the upper echelons of coffee quality, that you might find elsewhere.
Pepe Jijon has been a huge part of this journey for Ecuador, and after tasting his coffees for the first time a few years ago, it's no wonder that he has shot into the internationally renowned forefront for coffee cultivation, and unique philosophical outlook that underpins his work. He views the cultivation of coffee as much more of nature's own art form, rather than his own:
Finca Soledad was born in 2010 in the remote intaglio valley, a protected UN world heritage Geopark. The farm comprises of 120 Hectares of protected and replanted forest. Only 5 hectares of this forest are used for shade grown cultivation. Pepe specialises in 4 main varieties - Typica Mejorado, Sidra (Sydra), Panamanian Gesha and another strain of Gesha that is genetically unique.
Pepe's philosophy focuses much more on the energy of the environment, seeing everything as living, breathing and deserving of respect, space and time. Working in Harmony with the environment, he seeks his inspiration from Nature. Wave philosophy embraces the respect and understanding of the silent language of nature, aiming to transform the coffee fruits into a high quality end product. Pepe and his team of agricultural specialists try to cause the least amount of stress to the living embryo and mycelium network that connects the plants, through their advanced cultivation techniques. For drying, they apply the same care, using only indirect sunlight and extended drying times to control water activity.
