Ecuador

Hacienda Santa Gertrudis

/Behind the story/

Hacienda Santa Gertrudis has been growing coffee since 1954 and over the years the Eguiguren family wanted to be part of this love for coffee. They planted new varieties in 1980 and however, commercial coffee commercialization was not profitable. Since 2017 until today, Jose Luis Eguiguren, the third generation of coffee producer at Hacienda Santa Gertrudis, is focused exclusively on specialty coffee. The entire farm sits on 60 hectares of land, of which 9 are currently planted with coffee. The varieties include Sidra, Geisha, SL28, Typica Mejorado, Catuai and Caturra.

/World Class Coffee/

The variety of this coffee - Typica Mejorado, surprisingly doesn't have only Typica genetics, instead it’s most similar with the bourbon Sidra, another common varietal in Ecuador, which after constant research we found out that both have genetics make up that consist Geisha and Ethiopia Indigenous varietals. Coffee cherries are picked perfectly ripe and hand sorted to remove over-ripe cherries. Then they are stacked in thick piles to increase temperature before de-pulping, to increase the intensity of sweetness and fruit qualities. 

/Brew guide/
Age to drink: 5 days after roast
Coffee amount: 15g
Water amount: 250g, ppm 100-125
Temperature: 93-94 Celsius
Pours: 4 pours, 50g, 70g, 60g, 70g
Brewing time: 2:15-2:30