September Coffee - Yilver Andrés - Colombia Washed Geisha (Copa de Oro) - Geisha - Washed - Colombia 200g

Award-winning Colombian Geisha with bright citrus and delicate florals

• Variety: Geisha
• Process: Washed
• Country: Colombia
• Region: Alto Cañada, La Plata, Huila
• Altitude: 1860 MASL
• Producer: Yilver Andrés Pajoy Ipia
• Tasting Notes: sweet key lime pie, juicy citrus, lemons, grapefruit, delicate florals

About the Variety
This variety was originally collected from coffee forests in Ethiopia in the 1930s. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungu research station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in 1953, where it was logged as accession T2722. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960s after it had been recognized for tolerance to coffee leaf rust. However, the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers so it was not widely planted. The coffee came to prominence in 2005 when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the "Best of Panama" competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20/pound. There is significant confusion about Geisha because there are multiple genetically distinct plant types that have been referred to as Geisha, many of which share similar geographic origins in Ethiopia. Recent genetic diversity analyses conducted by World Coffee Research confirm that Panamanian Geisha descendent from T2722 is distinct and uniform. It is associated with extremely high cup quality when the plants are managed well at high altitude, and is known for its delicate floral, jasmine, and peach-like aromas.

Production
Yilver Andrés Pajoy is a second-generation coffee grower from the rural town of Alto Cañada in La Plata. Besides coffee, Yilver and his family grow beans and raise cattle. He is related to two partner producers of our importer Osito: Yesid Pajoy and Didier Pajoy. This is his first time placing in the top five for the Copa de Oro of the Western region, a very exciting feat to accomplish! This Geisha micro lot was fermented in its whole cherry form for 36 hours after coming in from the coffee fields. The cherries were then de-pulped and dry-fermented for an additional 36 hours. The coffee parchment was then rinsed and placed to dry on raised beds inside a parabolic greenhouse dryer for 18 days.

Roaster Notes
This is our first time featuring a coffee from Yilver Andrés Pajoy Ipia. This well-balanced Geisha won him the 5th place award at the Western Copa de Oro competition. In the cup we taste sweet key lime pie, juicy citrus and delicate florals. This coffee has a light body and a long citric finish.