Gesha
Grown in the mineral-rich volcanic soils of the Colombian Andes at around 1,800 metres. A rare and distinguished variety, carefully harvested by hand at peak ripeness.
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340 g · whole bean · —
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La Esmeralda.
La Esmeralda is situated in Monte Bonito, Pitalito, Huila. Warm days, cool nights, and high altitude create the slow cherry ripening that defines this growing environment. Alexander Hernández has produced coffee at this farm since 2007; every hectare of the 40-hectare farm is dedicated to coffee production.
Fully ripe cherries are selected by hand. Whole cherries ferment for 24 hours, followed by 48 hours of dry anaerobic fermentation. The coffee is then pulped while retaining a portion of mucilage and dried for approximately two weeks in parabolic solar dryers.
Coffee passport
- Lot
- SP-18072 — Single farm
- Farm
- La Esmeralda
- Producer
- Alexander Hernández
- Region
- Huila, Colombia
- Municipality
- Pitalito
- Village
- Monte Bonito
- Farm elevation
- 1,760 m
- Lot altitude
- 1,800 m
- Variety
- Gesha (Coffea arabica)
- Process
- Semi-washed
- Trade
- Direct from producer
- Roasted
- Small-batch · Toronto, Canada
Processing & flavour profile
Processing timeline
- 1SelectionFully ripe cherries hand-picked
- 2Cherry fermentation24 hours whole cherry
- 3Anaerobic fermentationAdditional 48 hours dry anaerobic
- 4Semi-washed pulpingPulped while retaining a portion of mucilage
- 5DryingApproximately two weeks in parabolic solar dryers
Tasting notes
The producer
Alexander Hernández has produced coffee since 2007 and owns La Esmeralda, a 40-hectare farm in Monte Bonito, Pitalito, Huila, where every hectare is dedicated to coffee production.
Interested in Gesha?
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