Gesha - pH Clarity Washed - La Palma y El Tucan

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Tastes Like: Pluots, Floral, Blood Orange Origin: Zipacon, Cundinamarca, 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.: 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. Producer: Faustino Reyes Elevation: 1800 masl Process: pH Clarity 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. The pH Clarity Washed process is an innovative approach to washed coffee fermentation, leveraging precise pH control to optimize flavor clarity and consistency. Developed through the pH Clarity Project, this method emphasizes scientific monitoring of microbial activity and enzymatic reactions, ensuring that the fermentation process unfolds under ideal conditions for flavor development. By continuously tracking and adjusting pH levels, this process enhances the formation of desirable organic acids while preventing excessive fermentation, resulting in a clean, vibrant, and structured cup profile. This method ensures that the Gesha variety’s bright 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., floral complexity, and refined sweetness are fully expressed. During fermentation, sensors monitor pH fluctuations, guiding the process to favor beneficial microbial activity while suppressing unwanted elements. This approach leads to enhanced clarity, a well-balanced acidity, and a pristine sweetness, as seen in this Gesha’s stone fruit, citrus, and floral notes. This meticulous control results in a coffee with extraordinary transparency and depth, elevating the potential of high-quality Colombian coffees while setting a new standard for washed processing techniques.