12/03/2025
NEW COFFEE DROP (did it fall from above? Maybe) 😇
We are chuffed to present our Holiday Gesha from Columbian producer Angel Ortega.
Angel is a second-generation coffee grower from San Agustín, Huila, who has been cultivating coffee since his teenage years. He started working alongside his father and brother, tending to a plot of 700 coffee trees. In 1985, at the age of 24, he ventured out on his own and planted a new lot of 10,000 trees of the Colombia variety.
The gesha coffee variety is one that can be difficult to grow. Often having a lower yield harvest and these varieties take at least three years to bear fruit. This makes investing in them risky for smallholders, as it requires sacrificing productive land for the chance of higher prices.
Angel’s extensive experience as a coffee grower helps him navigate the challenges many in San Agustin face, where investing in coffee often lacks guaranteed returns. Don Angel’s third exported Gesha lot showcases high-quality coffee from smallholders, not wealthy estates. While these coffees won’t solve all issues, they can provide a crucial lifeline during tough pricing periods.
Variety: Gesha
Farm: Miramar
Farm size: 10 hectares, 7 with coffee
Location: Kennedy, San Agustin, Huila
Altitude: 1,850 masl
Process: Washed
Tasting Notes: Bright & juicy, nectarine, vanilla, creamy body
Processing details: Cherries are picked every 15 days when they reach peak ripeness and are then left overnight in cherry. The coffee is de-pulped the next morning before undergoing a 36-40 hour dry fermentation. It’s rinsed three to four times and then moved to raised beds, where the coffee is dried for 18 to 22 days under white mesh. Coffees are stored in parchment in Grainpro until ready to be milled.
Find Angel’s Gesha this weekend
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