Wine | Peaches | Chocolatey
Producer: El Diviso Farm
Region: Huila, Colombia
Process Method: Honey
By 2022, Jose had encuraged his 3 sons to become involved to farm management and procution. The family is working to introduce the latest manufacturing methods, and experimenting with long fermentation times, oxidation, anaerobic fermentation & re-application of mucilage juices to the cherry during processing.
Surrounding the coffee plantation and mill, the family keep a large area of natural reserve that approaches 5 hectares, where they take care of and preserve the natural flora and fauna to ensure diversity of the landscape.
This coffee is named for the Geisha coffee plant. A very delicate plant that requires special growing conditions, including a higher altitude of 1700-1950 masl. The leaves are smooth & elongated, & the cherries are also elongated in a similar way to Typica fruit. The main visible difference between Geisha & Typica is that the former has an umbrella shape or flat top, whereas Typica has a conical shape. Ripe Geisha/Gesha cherries taste totally different from those of other varieties. They have citrus notes, sweetness, & a jasmine-like floral element.
Honey refers to the processing method. The coffee cherries are hand picked at a precise harvest time with perfectly ripe cherries, pulped and left to dry without washing away their fruity, sticky layer, allowing the coffee to dry inside this sweet pulp.