Colombia | La Miel | Geisha | Natural | Filter | 100g

Origin

• 🇨🇴 Colombia

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Huila Elevation: 1850 masl 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.: 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. Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Notes: Strawberry liquor, floral, cherry, passionfruit, & silky About: The La Miel farm is located directly across the road from the coffee research and processing facility (named Casa Blanca)! This is where our Green CoffeeGreen coffeeUnroasted coffee seeds as they are traded and shipped. Roasters buy green and roast locally; 'green buying' is the sourcing side of the craft. Buyers, Mike, and Nile completed their coffee processing course earlier this year (Q Processing). The owner of Casa Blanca, and Colors of Nature, Felipe Ospina, is exceptionally knowledgable when it comes to processing coffee. He studied microbiology in university, completing his masters project on finding new strains of antibiotics in kelp! Felipe is only one of several Q processing instructors worldwide and so far has taught across Central and South America, Japan, China, and Taiwan! The La Miel Geisha was processed at Casa Blanca under the guidance of Felipe. One of the keys to its quality is Felipe's 'naturals house', a special shaded area for the controlled drying of natural and honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. processed coffees. Rice husks are laid under the floor which absorb heat during the day and release it at night drying the coffee more evenly. The house also has plastic sheet walls allowing its temperature to be regulated during the day.