Colombia | Granja La Esperanza
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit
Colombia | Granja La Esperanza
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit
This intricate Gesha greets you with aromas of strawberry jam, cherry blossom, and Swiss chocolate. The nectar-like body carries notes of dehydrated strawberry, Rooibos tea, and nougat alongside cherry sweetness and red grapefruit acidity. The finish features sweet marzipan and lingering red grapefruit.
Available whole bean in an 8oz or 4oz bag. This coffee roasts and ships on Tuesdays only. Please scroll down for more details.
Producer: Rigoberto Herrera
Farm: Cerro Azul
Region: Valle del Cauca
Altitude: 5,578-6,562 feet | 1,700-2,000 masl
Varietal: Gesha
Process: Hybrid Washed
Roast: Light-Medium
Notes: Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit
The Herrera brothers of Café Granja La Esperanza have earned accolades from the SCAA, Roasters Guild, and Coffee Review for meticulous processing and a willingness to experiment with rare varieties like Sudan Rume and Mokka, which have become very popular among our customers.
We're excited to offer this Gesha from the Cerro Azul farm, which presents another stunning flavor profile from our longtime Direct Trade partner. The two-stage fermentation of this lot—both in the intact cherry and then again with the skin removed—allows beautiful florals and sweet fruit notes to shine.
Fermentation: Manual and rigorous picking. Depulped without using water. Fermentation time for this coffee ranges between 19 and 22 hours in whole cherries, and then the skin is removed to start the second fermentation step in parchment and mucilage for 35 hours.
Drying: The coffee is left 48 hours in the silo (average temperature of 35 °C) then passed to solar drying for approximately 15 days.
Blue Label coffees may be available in 4oz, 8oz, 10oz, or 2lb bags, depending on coffee inventory and cost. We do not offer grind options on 4oz or 8oz bags.
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