Gesha - Shade Anaerobic Natural - Volcan Azul

Origin

• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica· West Valley

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Tastes Like: Grapefruit, Gala Apple, Plum Jam Origin: Volcan Azul, West Valley, Costa Rica 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: Alejo Castro Elevation: 1500-1700 masl masl Process: Shade Anaerobic NaturalAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. The coffee was left inside the fermentation tanks for 5 days, measuring temperature, brix content, 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. (ph) and time. After this, it was taken to the drying patio for 11 days and then 8 hours in a mechanical dryer (guardiola).