Gesha - Washed - Cafe Granja La Esperanza, Las Margaritas

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Cauca
• 🇵🇦 Panama

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Tastes Like: Jasmine, Blackberry, Mandarin 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.: 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: Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera Elevation: 1570-1850 masl Process: 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. About the Cup A washed Gesha from Finca Las Margaritas with a clear floral opening, dark berry sweetness, and a clean mandarin-like citrus structure. Jasmine leads the aromatics, while blackberry and mandarin shape the cup with a 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., light-to-medium bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method., and a precise, transparent finish. About Finca Las Magaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Café Granja La Esperanza is the Herrera family’s multi-farm specialty coffee project, led by brothers Rigoberto and Luis Eduardo Herrera. The family’s coffee history traces back to Potosí, where Juan Antonio Herrera and Blanca Ligia Correa established Café Granja La Esperanza in 1945 and expanded the farm’s 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.. Rigoberto later worked with Geisha in Panama before bringing Geisha seeds into Colombia, helping shape Café Granja La Esperanza’s reputation for rare varieties and highly controlled specialty production. Finca Las Margaritas is located in Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, at approximately 1,570–1,850 masl. The farm is documented as 33.8 hectares of crop area across 13 lots, with production conditions around 17–22°C, 1,340 mm of annual rainfall, and 73% humidity. In this context, the washed Gesha profile emphasizes clarity, florality, citrus definition, and a clean expression of fruit. About Gesha Gesha is an Ethiopian landraceHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. variety widely valued in specialty coffee for its high cup-quality potential when grown at elevation. It is often associated with delicate florality, tea-like structure, and citrus or stone-fruit aromatics, though the exact expression depends heavily on site, harvest, and processing. In this washed Las Margaritas lot, the Gesha character presents through jasmine aromatics, blackberry sweetness, and a focused mandarin acidit