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Geisha Isabel • Filter • Lavender, Mandarine, Blueberries

CHF 28.00

This classic washed Geisha from Finca Isabel, contains beans from neighbouring lots Naranjal and La Cuesta out of their farm in Loayza, Bolivia. Over the years we realised that Geisha is a very sensitive variety, that tends to develop very specific flavors shaped by its specific surroundings. It still amazes us how in this cup we can recognise typical notes of Orange Blossom and Mandarine from the Naranjal lot, harmoniously crossed with lavender and blueberries that we attribute to the La Cuesta nano lot. A real treat!

We illustrated the bag to celebrate the bird friendly practices at Finca isabel, depicting the Uchi, a local bird building intricate drop-shaped nests that we could observe on this microlot during our last visit.

This classic washed Geisha from Finca Isabel, contains beans from neighbouring lots Naranjal and La Cuesta out of their farm in Loayza, Bolivia. Over the years we realised that Geisha is a very sensitive variety, that tends to develop very specific flavors shaped by its specific surroundings. It still amazes us how in this cup we can recognise typical notes of Orange Blossom and Mandarine from the Naranjal lot, harmoniously crossed with lavender and blueberries that we attribute to the La Cuesta nano lot. A real treat!

We illustrated the bag to celebrate the bird friendly practices at Finca isabel, depicting the Uchi, a local bird building intricate drop-shaped nests that we could observe on this microlot during our last visit.

  • Variety: Geisha

    Process: Washed

    Producer: Finca Isabel

    Microlot: Naranjal & La Cuesta

    Elevation: 1750 masl

    Location: Loayza, Caranavi Province, Bolivia

    Net weight: 200 grams whole beans

    Roasted for: Filter

  • All the Geisha trees at Finca Isabel share their genetics with the ones rediscovered in Panama by world renowned Hacienda La Esmeralda and are therefore very pure. The special mix of genetics, sustainable agriculture and love for details, earned them immediately 1st place at the national auction in 2018 with their absolute first harvest. Since then, they have become the first address in Bolivia regarding Geishas and we proudly support them in their quest for highest possible quality.

    This specific batch, is a classic washed Geisha, no fancy processing, just a very honest representation of the variety and the terroir. Working over the years with Finca Isabel and their coffees, we came to realise that the Geisha variety, being very sensitive to its surroundings, shapes flavors to its terroir like no other variety we encountered. Even meters apart, the flavors of each nano lot are very characteristic and unique. in this mixed batch, we still can precisely attribute the notes we find in the cup to each nano lot, harmoniously matched together. Jasmine, Orange blossom and Mandarine to the more sun exposed Naranjal lot, Lavender and Blueberries from the La Cuesta lot, closer to the surrounding forest. Another masterpiece by Finca Isabel.

  • Finca Isabel is located in the community of Loayza at an average elevation of 1750 masl, about one hour from Caranavi, Bolivia and is run by Fernando and Gabriela. Fernando comes from a local coffee producing family but studied agronomy at renowned Universities in Costa Rica and Honduras, after which he perfected his craft at Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama where he met Gabriela, who is meticulously in charge of post harvest processing. The results are evident as they run their finca extremely quality focused and with some of the most innovative agroforestry techniques we have seen in Bolivia. The symbiosis between his coffee plants and its surroundings is eye opening and big birds can freely roam their microlots, even stealing some of the sweetest coffee cherries before harvest. This doesn’t bother them, as the biodiversity of the spot clearly helps the high quality of their coffees.

  • Sourcing directly at origin from small farmers, we are fully aware of the hard work that goes into the quality product we buy and the challenges their families face to earn their fragile livelihood. In this regard, coffee producing communities in Bolivia face additional challenges, due to the lack of infrastructure, financial support and difficult access to international freight routes. To fairly balance the relationship between roaster and producer we are price takers and as part of our long term commitment to a financially and environmentally sustainable coffee production in Bolivia, we factor these realities into the pricing.

    For this 20Kg batch of specialty grade coffee, Fernando and Gabriela received 39,65 USD/Kg.