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Geisha La Cuesta • Filter • Lavender, Jasmine, Blueberries

CHF 32.00

This stunning washed Geisha from Finca Isabel originates from their La Cuesta microlot, perched right under the forest canopy surrounding their farm in Loayza, Bolivia. Working alongside our partner producers, we always seek to push innovation. In this case, while the lot has undergone a classic washed post harvest processing method, it was then brought to El Alto at 4000 masl, and slowly dried in a controlled dark room. Testing just started but we think it gave the coffee a specially high clarity flavor profile and highlights the botanical aspect of the Geisha variety in the cup: intense florals of jasmine and lavender, lemongrass and an underlying depth of blueberries.

This coffee is a light roast, while you will be tempted to open it earlier, we recommend you’d wait 3-4 weeks after roasting date to start brewing it as the long resting time really develops its full potential.

This stunning washed Geisha from Finca Isabel originates from their La Cuesta microlot, perched right under the forest canopy surrounding their farm in Loayza, Bolivia. Working alongside our partner producers, we always seek to push innovation. In this case, while the lot has undergone a classic washed post harvest processing method, it was then brought to El Alto at 4000 masl, and slowly dried in a controlled dark room. Testing just started but we think it gave the coffee a specially high clarity flavor profile and highlights the botanical aspect of the Geisha variety in the cup: intense florals of jasmine and lavender, lemongrass and an underlying depth of blueberries.

This coffee is a light roast, while you will be tempted to open it earlier, we recommend you’d wait 3-4 weeks after roasting date to start brewing it as the long resting time really develops its full potential.

  • Variety: Geisha

    Process: Washed - Dark Room Dried

    Producer: Finca Isabel

    Microlot: La Cuesta

    Elevation: 1750 masl

    Location: Loayza, Caranavi Province, Bolivia

    Net weight: 150 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.

  • 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 44,05 USD/Kg.