CGLE17 - Hybrid Washed - Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca

Tasting notes

Tastes Like: Honeysuckle, Mango, Kumquat Origin: Finca Las Margaritas, Valle del Cauca, Colombia 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.: CGLE-17 Producer: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1,570-1,850 masl Process: Hybrid WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Abstract / Cup Profile Summary This CGLE-17 from Finca Las Margaritas presents a floral, fruit-forward cup led by honeysuckle aromatics, mango-like sweetness, and a bright kumquat citrus edge. The hybrid washed process supports a clean, articulated structure while adding enough fermentation-driven depth to round out the tropical fruit and floral finish. About Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Finca Las Margaritas is part of Café Granja La Esperanza, the Colombian specialty coffee project led by Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera in Valle del Cauca. Located in Caicedonia, Las Margaritas sits across a high-elevation range of approximately 1,570–1,850 meters and is one of the group’s key farms for rare varieties, careful lot separation, and precise post-harvest work. The Herrera family’s coffee history traces back to Potosí, where Juan Antonio Herrera expanded plantings beyond TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. to include Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., Red Bourbon, and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America.. That foundation of intentional variety selection continues through the current generation, with Las Margaritas serving as a focused site for expressive cultivars and controlled processing styles. About CGLE17 CGLE-17 is a Café Granja La Esperanza selection associated with a GeshaGesha (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. and Caturra cross. In general terms, this makes the variety especially interesting: Gesha is often valued for florality, aromatic clarity, and refined 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., while Caturra is widely planted for its compact structure and agronomic practicality. In this lot, CGLE-17 gives useful context for the coffee’s floral aromatics, citrus lift, and tropical fruit expression, though those cup qualities are shaped just as much by farm conditions and processing as by variety alone. About Processing This lot uses a Hybrid Washed process built around two ferm