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In the cup: Complexity, elegance, juiciness. Here's a beautifully well-balanced singular coffee that offers sparkling notes of strawberry and lime and apricot with the softness of lychee and apricot. A gorgeous floral hint that reminds of jasmine.
SCA score: 88,25
Mouthfeel: Layered, elegant
Variety: Gesha
Process: Natural
Producent: Jesus & Rosa Barahona / Finca Quindio
Växthöjd: 2000 m.a.s.l.
Region: Algeciras, Huila
Background:
Husband and wife duo, Jesus and Rosa Barahona have been cultivating coffee at Finca Quindio for more than 20 years. They focus on high-quality varieties like this Geisha Natural lot.
When they first purchased the land, a portion of the farm was used to graze cattle and another portion had Caturra planted on it. Today, they cultivate Gesha, Castillo, Caturra and other varieties on their 7 hectares with an eye towards specialty production. Jesus and Rosa selectively handpick ripe, red cherry and process it on their farm. They lay cherry on marquesinas to sundry. They rake cherry frequently to ensure even drying.
Gesha (also known as Geisha) is known for its exceptional cup quality, especially when grown at high altitudes. The variety comes from Ethiopian landrace coffees and was collected from Ethiopian coffee forests in the 1930s. The name supposedly derives from Ethiopia’s Gori Gesha forest.
There is some confusion with several genetically distinct varieties that have all been called Geisha, but the most famous variety is the Panama one. The variety was brought to Lyamungu research station in Tanzania and from there to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in 1953. At CATIE, the variety was logged as T2722. CATIE distributed T2722 across Panama in the 1960s for its Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) resistance, but its brittle branches meant it was not widely planted.
Panama Gesha reached its modern fame in 2005 when a Gesha lot won the “Best of Panama” competition and broke contemporary records at over $20/pound. DNA analysis has demonstrated that the Panama Geisha descended from T2722 is distinct and uniform. Today, Gesha is known for its delicate florals, jasmine and stone fruit.