Ecuador Abraham Armijos - Washed

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Ships within 1 week of your roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months.. 100% specialty arabica. This coffee is at its peak two to three weeks after roasting. A bright, washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Ecuadorian single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. from one small farm in Loja Ecuador Abraham Armijos is a washed single origin grown on a single hectare in Loja, Ecuador. Light-roasted to keep its clarity, it pours a juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., tea-like cup of grapefruit, green grape and black tea. Ideal for filter brewers who love bright, fruit-forward coffee. Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. Grapefruit · Green Grape · Black Tea Crisp, tart acidity with a light, tea-like bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method. and a clean, refreshing finish. Coffee Details Origin Ecuador Region Loja Producer Abraham Armijos VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. Mejorado Processing Washed Roast Level Light Tasting Notes Grapefruit, green grape, black tea About This Coffee This is the first Ecuadorian lot of the new harvest, and we shipped it quickly so you can taste it close to its origin. The result is an unusual, memorable cup: ripe crushed grapefruit, tart green grape and a steeped black-tea quality that ties it all together. Abraham Armijos is a young producer who began growing coffee in 2022. He farms just one hectare of coffee alongside fruit trees in the highlands of Loja. After hand-selecting only ripe cherry, the depulped cherry rests in tanks for around 24 hours, then moves through a washing and soaking step before drying under a covered greenhouse for up to 17 days. The variety, Typica Mejorado, is an Ecuadorian hybrid of BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. and Ethiopian heirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown.. Much like many Ethiopian coffees, it shines with a slightly coarser grind, which softens the acidity and lets the florals and fruit come forward. How to Brew Ecuador Abraham Armijos Filter Brewing ratio 1 : 17 Ground coffee 16g Total water 250ml Water temperature 93°C Brew time 3 minutes Start a touch coarser than usual. If the cup tastes sharp or thin, grind a little finer; if it turns bitter or heavy, go coarser and let the fruit and florals lead. How Much Coffee Is in a Bag? At the recipe ratio of 1