Gesha - Washed - Finca El Manto Verde, Trinidad Peña Silva

Origin

• 🇵🇪 Peru· Cajamarca

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  75
• Bright
  40
• Floral
  25

Tastes Like: Yellow Nectarine, Rhubarb, Calendula Origin: Finca El Manto Verde, Valcones, Chirinos, Cajamarca, Peru 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: Trinidad Peña Silva Elevation: 1,900 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. Cup Profile This washed Peruvian Gesha presents a bright stone-fruit profile led by yellow nectarine, rhubarb-like 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., and calendula florality. The cup is clean and lifted, with a focused washed structure, delicate aromatics, and a finish shaped by clarity rather than heavy fermentation character. About Finca El Manto Verde Trinidad Peña Silva produces coffee at Finca El Manto Verde in Valcones, Chirinos, Cajamarca, Peru, at 1,900 masl. The spec sheet describes Trinidad as a very small-output producer working with artisanal post-harvest methods, with this lot centered on Gesha planted after a major reset of the farm’s coffee production. Trinidad’s family previously grew varieties such as Pache and CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. for generations before coffee leaf rust severely affected the farm. After removing the remaining trees, the family replanted with Gesha seed purchased from Franco Huaches Montalvan, the producer of La Lucuma, a high-ranking Gesha lot in the 2023 Peru Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums.. This coffee reflects a small-scale producer rebuilding around a high-potential variety and a precise washed process. Variety Gesha, also commonly spelled Geisha, 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 associated with high cup quality at altitude. In specialty coffee it is often valued for its potential for florality, tea-like structure, pronounced aromatics, and stone-fruit sweetness, though these traits depend heavily on plant material, site, farming, and processing. In this coffee, Gesha’s aromatic potential is presented through a washed profile from high-elevation Cajamarca. The provided notes of yellow nectarine, rhubarb, and calendula suggest a cup with clear fruit definition, floral lift, and bright, structured acidity. Processing Ripe cherries are selectively harvested, depulped, and fermente