September Coffee Co. - Abel Salinas - Ecuador Washed Mejorado (2026)

Ecuador — Abel Salinas Finca Arashi Mejorado (Washed) Tastes Like — 🍑 Peach • 🍵 Oolong Tea • 🍋 Lemon DETAILS Producer: Abel Salinas Farm: Finca Arashi Region: Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador Varietal: Mejorado Process: Washed Altitude: 1,900 MASL Harvest: Late 2025 Size: 200g INTRO A third year featuring the exceptional work of Abel Salinas at Finca Arashi — and a washed Mejorado of notable elegance, brightness, and delicacy. Bright stone fruit and fresh lemon acidity, with a florality reminiscent of oolong tea and an incredibly light body that makes this one of the cleanest and most refined cups in September's current lineup. In the cup: sweet peach, oolong tea, and fresh lemon. THE PRODUCER Abel Salinas is a Cup of Excellence winner and first-generation coffee grower from Saraguro, Loja — the fifth of twelve siblings, now managing seven hectares of land at Finca Arashi with approximately 22,000 coffee trees in production. The majority of his output is the exotic Typica Mejorado, alongside some Sidra and H1 Hybrid. At 1,900 MASL in Loja's southern Andean highlands, the cool temperatures and mineral soils create ideal conditions for the kind of delicate, expressive cup that Finca…