This stunning Geisha has some of the most amazing aromatics and produces an amazing cup. Wilder coins this Pure Genetics Geisha. A sensational example of a Geisha and the reason it is our first Geisha since 2023.

This Geisha reminds us of perfumey florals - Sweet Peach, Mandarin, and Lovely Florals of Jasmine and White Flowers. Early in the resting there is a more Violet and Lemongrass, but lingers as it rests.

PRODUCER

Wilder Lazo is actually a veterinarian specialized in livestock farming. As the coffee price continued to decline in 2016 and his father fell seriously ill, he decided to bring the family farm up to speed together with his brother.

Initially, their coffees scored between 80-83 points on the cupping scale, despite elaborate processes and preparations. Wilder started examining soil samples and using targeted nutrients and fertilizers to neutralize the pH value, thereby increasing the availability of nutrients for the coffee trees. He refers to this as precision agriculture.

PROCESS

The anaerobic fermentation emphasizes the true coffee character, as most microorganisms work much slower compared to aerobic "fermentation" (actually more correctly referred to as oxidation, as fermentation, by definition, is an anaerobic process). In coffee processing, however, everything that happens "between picking and drying" is mistakenly referred to as fermentation.

Wilder Lazo ensures that the soil is very well supplied with nutrients. Then, the fully ripe, extremely large fruits are harvested and washed in water tanks to separate them from impurities and floating beans.

For his farm Bella Alejandría Wilder went crazy. He cupped tree by tree of his Geisha planted on the family farm “La Dinastía”. He chose the fenotype that was the biggest trees and tasted more jasmine and lemongrass flavors. He made seedling and planted 1.000 trees at Bella Alejandría. From this lot he redid the exercise and chose only the most floral Geishas to pick again seeds. From there on he planted the whole farm at 2.100 masl with pure Geisha genetic.

Wilder once said “You know, Geisha is from a region in Ethiopia. I wanted to purify the variety and realized there are three types of Geishas. One high-growing super floral, one that produces rounder beans that has more sweet and vanilla like character and one that is elongated, but not so tall growing that tastes more fruity. I wanted to purify the floralness that highlights this character.” Therefor we decided to only ferment the coffee during 36 hours and called the process Pure Genetics.

VARIETAL

The Geisha Varietal is a very rare and highly prized variety of Arabica, originating from Gori Gesha forest in Ethiopia. Famous for its exceptional floral and sweet flavour profile, often compared to jasmine and tea. The varietals distinctiveness, delicate nature, lower yield and high demand contribute to its elevated price in the specialty coffee market.

We suggest letting the coffee rest for 2-3wks.

Transparency:

We paid Desarrolladores Cafe: $71/kg cad

Roasted Cost: $83/kg cad