ARASHI

About This Coffee

This is a beautifully transparent and clean representation of Mejorado, sourced from Loja in southern Ecuador. The profile is elegant and refined, with layers of soft florals, peach, and lemon. This is our second year working with Abel Salinas and his coffee from Arashi. Tasting his coffee for the first time was a breath of fresh air—an exceptionally clean and clear representation of variety. In Ecuador, where processing experimentation has become increasingly common, this washed lot offers a rare opportunity to experience such clarity, shaped by a unique and dry climate. Mejorado is a very unique variety mainly grown in Ecuador. Though it is colloquially known as Typica Mejorado, we now know — thanks to genetic testing by World Coffee Reseach — that it is actually a Bourbon variety cross-pollinated with an Ethiopian Landrace variety.