Mario Jose Hervas (Finca El Meridiano)
Typica Mejorado - Washed - Finca El Meridiano, Mario Hervas
Sold out checked 29 Sep 2026
Price
Listed: $22.00 / 134g → $16.42 per 100g
Where it's from
- Farm Finca El Meridiano
- Farmer Mario Jose Hervas
Description
Tastes Like: HuangPi, Apricot, Lavender
Origin: San Jose de Minas, Pichincha, Ecuador
Variety: Typica Mejorado
Producer: Mario Jose Hervas
Elevation: 1350-1500 masl
Process: Washed
Farm and Producer
Mario José Hervas brought experience as a rose farmer and agronomist to Finca El Meridiano, which he began developing in 2011. The farm sits in the cloud-forest foothills of Pichincha, Ecuador, at approximately 1,350–1,500 meters.
Mario maintains a nursery and selects plants for how they perform on the farm. Mejorado is central to that work, with cultivation and processing adjusted from harvest to harvest.
Variety
Mejorado, often sold as Typica Mejorado, is cultivated by specialty producers in Ecuador, including Finca Soledad and Hacienda La Papaya. Producers keep this selection distinct from their other varieties during cultivation and processing, allowing its character to be evaluated across different preparations.
Processing
Selected cherries begin fermenting before depulping. The parchment coffee then undergoes a second fermentation before washing and drying on raised beds inside covered, parabolic dryers.
Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.