November Mystery Coffee Reveal - Ordinary

This processing method is a variation of a washed process. First, the coffee is left to ferment aerobically in the open environment to promote an oxidated fermentation. The coffee is then pulped and fermented in a sealed tank for 48 hours in its mucilage before being washed, then dried in both indirect and direct sunlight for 20 days.

Jose Ignacio (Pepe) has a fascinating story. He was a mountaineer and expedition before becoming a farmer in 2015. He was the first Latin American to climb the highest mountain in every continent, went on expeditions to the north and south pole and now he’s settled in Finca Soledad where his passion has diverted towards coffee.

Finca Soledad is located in the Ecuadorian province of Imbabura in an area called Rio Intag. This big valley is dominated by the river Intag which comes from Andean peaks of more than 4000m. Cloud forests and exuberant vegetation is all around the steep mountainsides of this valley.

The farm sits at 1515 metres and has 5 hectares planted with arabica coffee. Pepe produces exclusive experimental nano lots, natural with extended fermetations and the main varietals are Caturra, Typica Mejorado, Sidra y Gesha

Congratulations to Cam for winning October round with the score of 22.85 points. Followed by Cameron_Lewisang g0t0 withy 18 points.

TOP3 of November round:
1. Cam - 22.85 points
2. Cameron_lewis - 18 points
3. g0t0 - 18 points

We also have a new game for 2025 season - the Coffee Guesser. Our members need to select the exact location of Mystery Coffee farm on the map. Whoever is the closest, is winning a free Mystery Coffee bag in the following month! Our October winner is FincaHamburgo with the impressive score of 1.3km!

TOP3 of 2025 Season:
1. sebo_m - 177.6 points
2. RedSteve - 168 points
3. Raul - 164.9 points

Roaster's line-up for the next few months:
DECEMBER 25 - KB from Paris, France

Thanks for the pics Herman!