2023 Juan Peña; La Papaya, Gesha - Ecuador

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Funky
  25

This is the first year Juan Peña has produced 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. 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 we're very excited to work with this expression of this 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. grown on this now legendary farm. This cup is remarkably complex, with yellow tropical fruits, classic Gesha florality, and a lovely citrus acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it..