2023 Juan Peña; La Papaya, Gesha - Ecuador

Origin

• 🇪🇨 Ecuador

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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This is an exceptionally clean 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.-processed coffee from producing legend Juan Peña. We've been working with Juan’s coffees since the beginning of our roasting journey, and he continues to produce some of the best coffees we taste from anywhere in the world. This cup is remarkably complex, with the fruit-forward profile you'd expect from a natural, while maintaining its exquisite 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. florality and 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..