Colombia - Cerro Azul, Geisha Natural

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Producer: Rigoberto Hererra, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Farm: Cerro Azul Location: Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Altitude: 1,700 - 2,000 masl Fermentation ▪▪ ▪ ▫ ▫ Sweetness ▪▪▪ ▪ ▪ AcidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. ▪▪▪ ▪▫ Roast ▪▪ ▪▫▫