Guatemala La Soledad Geisha 7oz

Origin

• 🇬🇹 Guatemala

Tasting notes

Origin Story What do you get when you take the world's most elegant coffee cultivarVariety (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. to a celebrated coffee region in Guatemala and put it in the hands of a family who knows what to do with it? La Soledad GeishaGesha (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., a memorable coffee that reflects the hallmark flavors of the cultivar, the terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. of its origin, and the craft of its growers. The Pérez family has been growing coffee at La Soledad, in the volcanic soils of the Acatengango Valley, since 1895. This Geisha lot is an expression of that heritage and the commitment to quality of the fifth-generation growers managing the farm today. Sensory This season's geisha from La Soledad in Guatemala is sweet and floral, with an herbaceous note reminiscent of Juniper berries.