Ivan Gutierrez Gesha - Washed Process - 2025

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

This is our fifth consecutive year presenting 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. and SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. separations from award-winning producer Ivan Gutierrez. We had the opportunity to visit Ivan last fall and stay on his farm, La Esmeralda, where we learned a bit more about how both weather challenges and beneficial farm investments have impacted the flavor profile of his coffees over the years. This year’s gesha reminds us of a 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. Ethiopian coffee: bergamot and white floral aromatics on the nose with a delicate vanilla and tropical fruit sweetness in the cup that cools with a touch of wafer cookie and Meyer lemon.