Colombia Carlos Alberto Belalcazar - Gesha (100g Jar)

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia· Nariño

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  55
• Bright
  35
• Sweet
  25

Notes of Sugar Plum, Molasses, Grapefruit. Carlos Alberto Belalcazar is the loving husband to friend of LVC, Raquel Lasso. This 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. is a purely Panamanian seed brought to the Lasso's family run farm, and there are just 6000 geisha trees planted on their land. We're thrilled to have this coffee in our lineup and it is extremely limited, with only 100 jars of this coffee for release from us. Wonderfully floral and sweet, this coffee is an example of quality Colombian gesha that inspired LVC to pursue more limited offerings while still supporting small holder producers. Carlos is a member of the NGO FUDAM, which was founded by his wife, Raquel. FUDAM and the Lasso family have almost single handedly improved the coffee quality and hence, household incomes for many hundreds of smallholdersSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. across La Union and Buesaco. They have been instrumental in improving processing, picking, fermentation, drying and storage, and they have done so while maintaining an fundamental principle of gender equality. Raquel herself is a devout believer that economic independence for women within households reduces domestic violence, improves family incomes and child welfare, and leads to exponential growth within communities. FUDAM has seen that with women who control at least part of their family finances, levels of domestic violence decrease, children go to school more regularly, and families eat better and more often. We are very proud to buy coffee through this organization. Beyond the social impact, this coffee is exceptional, partially in part to the rich volcanic soils in Nariño which help characterize coffees' from this regions distinct profiles. This cofffee was sourced in partnership with Shared Source. We're super grateful to have been able to purchase this super small and limited lot, and we think it's a stunner! Varietals: Gesha Region: La Chorrera , Nariño, Colombia Altitude: 1800 MASL Processing: 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.