FINCA SOLEDAD

Finca Soledad stands at 1,515 masl in a terrace rising above the Intag Valley in the Imbabura province in Ecuador. Surrounded by endemic trees in biodynamic balance the terroir expresses just what nature has to give in full. José Pepe Jijón listens carefully to the silent language intrinsic to our ecosystem to develop profiles that enhance vibrant and delicate notes.

Pepe is the first to embrace and implement the Coffea Circulor’s True Development Cost (TDC) to enable consumers to better take part of and understand production costs of a coffee producer’s life.

It takes great effort to develop new and unconventional processing formulas to bring new experiences. Particular to varieties that are not exposed to unconventional fermentation formulas, this is crucial for consumers to understand where and how costs translate into production. Once a fermentation formula is stable, the price consumers are “used to" - the Customer Expectancy Price (CEP) - can stabilize as well.