Geisha

This is the ninth year we have purchased Cerro Azul, the coffee that our baristas Sonja Zweidick, Dane Oliver and most recently Victor Kristensen have taken to the world stage, in both Barista and Brewer’s competitions. Cafe Granja are intimately familiar with the care and attention the Geisha plant needs, they were one of the first to bring it to Colombia, having previously owned a farm in Panama, the adopted home of this lauded varietal. This translates into their excellent work at the farm level, this coffee is a true representation of the potential of the Geisha varietal in Colombia. Clean acidity, intense and distinct flavours, and some of the most incredible aromatics we have come across in coffee.

Double Fermentation

This incredible quality of raw material has to be treated with great care at each further stage, in order to preserve the potential created in the field. Luckily the team at Cafe Granja La Esperanza consistently take care of these stages of the process with aplomb. This lot first goes through 36 hours of fermentation in open tanks, often in cool conditions high on the farm, before being transported down the mountain to the La Esperanza farm for drying, first in mechanical driers for 48 hours, then finishing slowly and evenly on raised beds over approximately 4 weeks.

This leads to a flavour profile with enhanced sweetness and soft fruit notes, while maintaining the floral character of the varietal. This lot has soft violet florals, followed by complex berry jam in the cup.