Jorge Elias Hernandez - Copa de Oro - Washed Process - 2025

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

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Prior to the establishment of the Copa de Oro, our import partners at Osito hosted a smaller regional cuppingCuppingThe standardized tasting ritual — coarse grounds steeped in hot water, crust broken, slurped from a spoon — used to score and compare coffees. competition called the Copa Suaceña. This event celebrated the most skilled producers in the municipality of Suaza in central Huila, many of whom were among the earliest contributors to our Divino Niño Foundational offering. Since his first award-winning entry in the inaugural Copa Suaceña in 2019, Jorge Elias Hernandez has maintained his position as one of the finest producers in central Huila. He demonstrated this once again with this 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. 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. entry, which earned him 4th place in the central region at the Copa de Oro last fall. A distinct and elevated expression of the Suaza terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process., we taste rich cocoa, an array of sweet cooked fruits, as well as citrus and mild marzipan in the finish.