Colombia Cerro Azul Honey Gesha Filter - Single Origin

Colombia Cerro Azul Honey Gesha Filter - Single Origin.

'Cerro Azul’ is the most famous of the five farms owned by Rigoberto Herrera and his brother Luis. Café Granja La Esperanza was established a century ago by their grandparents and has been producing microlots of the highest calibre for decades.

Cerro Azul is a farm exclusively producing Gesha. The plants are grown on an elevated foothill of the Colombian Western mountain range. Cool air from the Pacific mixes with the warm air from the valley to create a perfect microclimate. Rich volcanic soils contribute to the depth and complexity of this exotic varietal resulting in an elegant cup profile. Due to Cerro Azul’s proximity to the equator and location, bushes are multi-flowering and the cherries they produce reach optimum levels of sugar.

This farm is constantly producing Gesha lots throughout the year. Sustainable practices are intrinsic to Granja La Esperanza’s business philosophy and the hyper-productivity of this farm is proof of this.

This honey processed Gesha was produced using cherry specifically chosen using Brix measurements. Cherries are pulped without water and dried using a mix of patios and silos. The coffee is dried at varying layered formations to promote the development of flavours and aromatic compounds during crucial stages of the process; the key to producing an elegant cup profile.

PROCESS: HONEY

REGION: CAICEDONIA, VALLE DEL CAUCA

ELEVATION: 1700 - 2000

VARIETAL: GESHA

CUP: MELON, WHITE GRAPE, HONEY

ROAST: FILTER

This Geisha varietal represents a distinctive choice for Colombian specialty coffee. Sourced from Café Granja La Esperanza's Cerro Azul lot in Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, the coffee grows at 1700–2000 meters, where higher elevations typically allow for slower fruit development and complexity. Code Black's honey processing method—which leaves some fruit mucilage on the bean during drying—tends to add sweetness and body to the cup. Geisha is prized in specialty circles for its characteristic floral and tea-like clarity; here, that heritage varietal character meets the sweetness inherent to the honey process, yielding the roaster's tasting profile of citrus, white grape, melon, and floral notes. This combination reflects both the terroir of southwestern Colombia and the technical choices made from harvest through roasting.