Pepe & Jose Jijón and Francisco Vintimilla | Putushio, 2nd Harvest - Ecuador

Fincas del Putushio is a joint project between Pepe Jijón, his son José, and Francisco Vintimilla, farming a high-elevation bluff in Ecuador's dry-but-water-rich Equinoctial Andes. Francisco, nicknamed "Red Horse" locally, was the first to plant coffee in the area and has spent years improving roads and water access for the community, while Pepe brings experience from his biodynamic farm Finca Soledad. This lot was hand-assembled from the best of Putushio's second harvest pass of the season.

Grown as Mejorado — genetically a Bourbon crossed with an Ethiopian Landrace — and processed with a two-day in-cherry hold before de-pulping, overnight dry fermentation, washing, and raised-bed drying. Expect orange blossom, mandarin, and cooked pear in the cup.