Pepe & Jose Jijón - Ecuador {Improved Washed}

Technical Data

Roaster: SEY Coffee
Origin: Putushio, Loja, Ecuador
Producer: Pepe & Jose Jijón · Francisco Vintimilla
Altitude: 2,200 masl
Varietal: Mejorado
Process: Washed
Harvest: June 2026
Profile: Orange blossom · Mandarin · Poached pear
Format: 250 g
Roast: Light Roast
Ideal for: Filter
Lot: 100% Mejorado · Exclusive selection

We like it because: It is Pepe and Jose's second harvest in Putushio and a small lot specifically built for us after cupping and selecting the best available lots.

Ideal for: Lovers of high-quality Ecuadorian coffees, Mejorado varieties, and floral, citrus, and elegant profiles.

Description

This is an exclusive lot from Putushio, produced in the second harvest by Pepe and Jose Jijón, in collaboration with Francisco Vintimilla.

Pepe and Jose created this coffee especially for us after cupping numerous selections from the Putushio harvest and selecting only the very best coffees.

This is a 100% Mejorado separation, built specifically for us by carefully selecting only the finest lots.

The result is a washed coffee of great clarity, with a delicate and complex profile in which we find orange blossom, mandarin, and baked pear.

We cannot thank Pepe and Jose enough for the care and intention put into the preparation of this very special coffee.

Process

Cherries are hand-picked at their optimal ripeness and remain in cherry for two days.

They are then depulped and undergo a dry fermentation overnight.

Afterwards, they are washed and dried on raised beds.

About Putushio

Fincas del Putushio is a collaborative project between the Jijón family and Francisco Vintimilla, producers deeply committed to quality and their community.

The Surya and San Pedro farms are located in the Equinoctial Andes, at high altitude in a dry and rugged landscape especially suited to producing high-quality coffees.

Francisco Vintimilla, locally known as “Red Horse”, was the first to plant coffee in the area and has worked to support his community by building roads, improving water access, and strengthening the community.

Pepe, whose biodynamic farm Finca Soledad is known for its biodiversity and social impact, brings years of experience cultivating high-quality varieties and perfecting processes.

Together with their families, they are cultivating Typica Mejorado and other promising varieties, using classic processes and slow drying to express the potential of this terroir.

About the Mejorado variety

Mejorado is a particularly unique variety grown primarily in Ecuador.

Although traditionally known as Typica Mejorado, genetic analysis by World Coffee Research has shown it to actually be a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace.

Sensory summary

Orange blossom
Mandarin
Baked pear

About SEY Coffee

SEY Coffee is a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster built around one principle: no compromises on quality.

They work directly with some of the world's most exceptional producers, focusing on transparency, long-term relationships, and sustainable growth throughout the coffee supply chain. SEY believes great coffee starts at origin, which is why they continually reinvest in the producers behind every lot.

Their roasting philosophy is simple: let the coffee speak for itself. Through meticulous light roasting and constant refinement, they aim to showcase the purest expression of each coffee's terroir, variety, and processing method.

Driven by innovation, transparency, and an obsession with quality, SEY produces coffees that are vibrant, expressive, and uncompromisingly clean.

👉 "No compromises. Just extraordinary coffee."