Mejorada Finca Soledad – Live eggplant profile from Intag Ecuador valley
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Mejorada is a premium coffee variety that makes the name of Ecuador’s coffee, especially the beans grown on Finca Soledad farm in the Intag region. The aroma, aftertaste, and thickness of Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee are always the focus of millions of admiring glances, each time they are mentioned. What is so unique about them that so many people love them? Let’s explore with 43 Factory Coffee Roaster now.
The unique origin of the Mejorada breed
Mejorado is a very unique coffee variety in Ecuador. It is one of two varieties bred after some genetic material came out of the country’s Coffee Research Institute labs. It was once called Typica Mejorada but is not a branch or descendant of Typica.
Mejorada is called Typica Mejorada from when this coffee variety was bred. The story goes that, by the time all the seeds were released from the lab, two of them were found to be very promising in terms of both yield and grain profile quality. One of the two varieties, Mejorada, was found to be quite similar to Typica but with a much more complex and vivid configuration. So when widely developed, this special coffee variety was named Typica Mejorada. It was only through genetic testing by World Coffee Research that it was discovered that Mejorada was actually a Bourbon cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace. Mejorada is now known to be a hybrid of Bourbon, but many places still keep this misleading name Typica Mejorada.
Growing conditions of coffee Mejorada Finca Soledad
Mejorada coffee is very popular in the Ecuadorian regions, but the most famous is the Mejorada coffee beans of Finca Soledad farm. The 120-hectare farm is located entirely in the primeval forest of Imbabura province with the most diverse ecosystem in the world. This place is one of the few areas possessing volcanic soil, high plateaus with the most fertile lava rocks in Ecuador. Mejorada Finca Soledad is grown at 1515m high and has most of the ideal living conditions for premium coffee varieties. They grow up under the protection of lush forest canopy, easily developed by diverse flora and fauna. The harmonious tropical equatorial climate with volcanic soil easily helps the Bourbon hybrid to accumulate and promote the outstanding qualities of the origin.
Moreover, Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee is cultivated according to the purest and cleanest Biodynamic method. The coffee plants are rotated, grown organically without chemicals and using pure natural energy. Every day from the time it was a small seed to the time it came to fruition, Mejorada integrates into the environment as it was conceived and belongs to the beautiful land of Intag. Because coffee plants are grown by Biodynamic Method, they get energy from the moon and sun to grow. In addition, Mejorada in Soledad is planted near groundwater to make the most of the natural clean water during high tide. The harvest time of the coffee beans is also carefully calculated to capture a special resonance from the magical connection of the seasons of the year and the earth. Therefore, each harvest of Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee beans achieves excellent sweetness.
Wet processing of Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee
Not only living in ideal conditions, Mejorada Finca Soledad also undergoes a different wet pre-processing process improved by the founder of the farm. Coffee is hand-picked when at the highest ripeness and processed immediately to keep all the nutrients in the beans. At the same time, in order to keep the original flavor of the coffee beans, Pepe – the founder of Soledad used a wet pre-processing method for his coffee beans. The picked coffee will be “floated” to remove the poor quality beans. After that, the washed coffee beans will go through the process of separating the coffee beans very quickly to avoid the occurrence of strange flavors in the coffee beans if left for a long time in the natural environment. After the pods are peeled, the coffee is washed thoroughly to reveal fresh green coffee beans.
Then the coffee will be washed and dried under direct and indirect sunlight for 20 days. This is like a work of a talented artist. If you come here to witness this process, you will be completely impressed by an unbelievably clean and perfect washed process. All stages require high precision in time, technique, and humidity to create flexible Mejorada coffee bean profiles, appealing to multi-sensory experiencers. So whenever the season comes, gourmets around the world look forward to Mejorada Finca Soledad after wet processing like a world-class coffee.
Vibrant flavor of Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee
Last November 2022, Pepe farm harvested Mejorada Finca Soledad coffee under the anticipation of coffee enthusiasts. Experiencing preliminary processing, meticulous roasting, it is not surprising that the cupping point reaches 91 SCA. Each note, acidity, body, balance is beautiful with extremely beautiful movements full of vitality.
Aroma
Sweet, vibrant and mysterious notes of hydrangea. The elegant light fragrance helps the mind to relax and drift with the rhythmic movements of the freshly sipped coffee layer. The world suddenly lights up and shimmers, bringing you into the dreamlike old forest in the old stories. Follow the scent of tomato Mejorada strewn on the path blooming with brilliant flower balls. In the middle of the space filled with the gentle fragrance of flowers, there is a hint of sweetness from grapes and juicy oranges here and there.
Not only that, in the layer of freshly brewed coffee, there seems to be a bit of milk fat, the pleasant sweetness of blueberries and marigold flowers. The sweet taste mixed with a little bit of bitterness easily helps people experience relaxation, heal all worries and worries. While the mind is relaxed, the cup of coffee cools down, the scent of hydrangea flower suddenly blooms in the palate. Perhaps a warm cup of coffee makes that delicate aroma more prominent and diverse. Each emotional cell at the tip of the tongue when touching the coffee layer vibrates to welcome the sweetness of tangerine clementine and honey. If you’re a sweet tooth, wait until the heat dissipates or enjoy a glass of Mejorada cold brew. Immediately the taste of hibiscus flower, cotton acacia will sublimate and spread sweetly in the oral cavity. The bursting sweetness of the touch is very natural, flexible and brings you to the soft clouds. Don’t worry the coffee taste will be too sweet because when drinking cold Mejorada Finca Soledad is still harmonious because it has the sour taste of orange cloves to balance the taste.
Aftertaste
After the attractive aromas, shining like a great show, Mejorada leaves an unforgettable aftertaste with earl’s tea. The taste is rich, poetic with a slight bitterness and is immediately soothed by plums and raspberries. The long aftertaste clearly contrasts between sour, sweet, bitter and gradually changes smoothly to entangle the hearts of many people who enjoy it.
Acidity, thickness and balance
Carrying the genetic characteristics of the legendary Bourbon variety, Mejorada coffee possesses an extremely complex acidity. In addition, pure minerals from the Intag area’s groundwater are also absorbed deep into the seeds. Therefore, Malic and Tartaric have been gathered by eggplant seeds for so long under the free flow of extracts, which combine to create acidity that brightens up every space.
The coffee cup texture is not too thick with a stable balance. The layers of coffee blend together to create an ideal smooth consistency. Mejorada Finca Soledad’s body is described as “Completely Velvet Coating Round”. It is a very poetic dreamy purple color through a small cup of coffee. Not only that, the balance continues to impress with the serial spectrum of mysterious orange and blue colors. Not separate, but seamlessly connected, creating a sense of voyeurism with a vibrant, smooth, velvet-like texture that evenly covers each flow.
Mejorada coffee at Soledad as a quintessence of the Intag valley bestowed upon the farmers here. It is the return from the diligent listening and conservation of mother nature to nurture the coffee beans in the mountains. The flavor blends like a multi-color picture that moves people’s hearts. If you want to experience this wonderful natural product, come to 43 Factory Coffee Roaster and order a glass of Mejorada Finca Soledad to feel this mysterious and beautiful beauty.
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