Lot EI07-01: Legendary Gesha Peña Blanca (Wet Process)

LEGENDARY GEISHA -PEÑA BLANCA-

Farm Name: El Injerto Estate

Certifications: Rain Forest Alliance and CARBON NEUTRAL

Coffee Name: Legendary Gesha (Peña Blanca)

Lot #: EI07-01

Harvest date: April 12, 2020

Variety: GESHA Central America (seeds from Panama)

History: The seeds from the first plants we had at El Injerto came direclty from our friends at Hacienda La Esmeralda after a trip to Panama that Aguirre Sr. did. It was an honor to us to had this seeds and we treat them as they were: Royal Beans. That is why the name of Legendary Gesha after all its History.

This region is our second area with Geisha, planted one year later than Los Pinos. This area is facing west of the farm and receive the afternoon sun.

Process: Peak Performance Process (P3). We call this to our exahustive process of hand sorting, separation and selection of the coffee beans through out the washed and dry mill. I

Includes cold extended fermentation, soaking for 24hrs after washing and very slow drying. This enhances the flavors and increases the life time of the coffee!

Altitude: 1610 masl

Avg. Temp: 13ºC to 26ºC

Rainfall: 1500 mm Average

Growing Region: Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Owner/Exporter: El Injerto S.A.

Mill: El Injerto

Drying Method: African Beds - Under Shade - Inside Green House.

Cupping Notes: Fully ripen cherries provide this coffee with characteristic sugar of fruit maturation, fragrance of guava, lavender and bergamot surprise your olfactory sense. Notes of green tea, lemon tea and cotton candy; hints of eucalypt add to its complexity. Tangerine acidity is well combined with plums and peaches in the aftertaste. Definitely, a coffee to remember.