Compania. Community. Important things when it comes to making something great. Amalia Rodriguez Vallejos knows this; as a woman who works with her family on the farm, to receiving knowledge from neighboring farmers on how to process the best out of a coffee. Whether it be hands or skills, compania is what makes the difference.
This Gesha was grown on her La Pampa farm, sitting nicely at 1750 masl in the Peruvian Amazonia, it brings notes of brown sugar, lime leaf, and peach juice.
Anastacio Mamani Chambi’s San Alto Jose farm is a 10 hour drive from Puno - a city that sits at 4000 metres above sea level (really high). All the way down from the highest areas of the Andes, to the lush vegetation of the Peruvian jungle is San Alto Jose; a secluded and well positioned place for growing high quality coffee, nestled at 1800masl (still pretty high).
Farming now for 18 years, Mamani Chambi has developed strong roots within the community and the land. This Gesha offering we have from him is a beautiful example of a washed Peruvian Gesha, with notes of brown sugar, white tea, and peach.
Farming now for 18 years, Mamani Chambi has developed strong roots within the community and the land. This Gesha offering we have from him is a beautiful example of a washed Peruvian Gesha, with notes of brown sugar, white tea, and peach.
Last year we had the washed Bourbon from Flavio Ccori - that juicy little Bourbon bean that was filled with kiwi and apricot. This year we have the Gesha, and whilst we try to love all our children equally, the Gesha is kind of like the A*** grade getter.
Grown at 1780 masl, from his Rosas Pata farm in Puno that frequently competes in the Cup of Excellence, this Gesha is filled with green tea and grapefruit, as well as something that’s evocative of a glass of rum and coke with lashings of lime. Think of a hot summer street parade in the streets of Peru at night, bursting with life as you make your way through with a plastic cup of lime and cola… that’s kinda what this coffee feels like to us.
Grown at 1780 masl, from his Rosas Pata farm in Puno that frequently competes in the Cup of Excellence, this Gesha is filled with green tea and grapefruit, as well as something that’s evocative of a glass of rum and coke with lashings of lime. Think of a hot summer street parade in the streets of Peru at night, bursting with life as you make your way through with a plastic cup of lime and cola… that’s kinda what this coffee feels like to us.