El Salvador La Providencia Geisha

FARM/CO-OP: Pacas Family, La Providencia REGION: Santa Ana ORIGIN: El Salvador VARIETY: Geisha PROCESSING METHOD: Natural ELEVATION: 1,400m

TASTE: Macaroon | White Grape | Marzipan

ROAST: Light

At Finca La Providencia in Cantón Las Cruces, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, sibling duo María and Alfredo Pacas cultivate a multitude of varieties, including Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara, and Geisha, including this naturally processed Geisha microlot. Coffee cherries are hand-picked, carefully sorted, and dried with meticulous attention. During the first two days of drying, they are laid out in a thin layer to dry quickly, limiting the amount of fermentation. On the third day, the cherries are spread more thickly and turned frequently to promote slow, even drying. When the coffee reaches 12% moisture, it is milled and prepared for export, resulting in a cup with balanced sweetness and remarkable elegance. It is always a joy to feature Pacas coffees in our lineup, not only for their quality but also for the family’s commitment to competitive wages, employee benefits, reforestation efforts, and farming practices that support soil health and the surrounding ecosystem.

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Produced by the Pacas family at La Providencia in the Santa Ana region of El Salvador, this lot showcases the distinct potential of the Geisha varietal. Grown at 1400 masl, the coffee undergoes a natural process, a method often associated with increased sweetness and body in the final cup. Ozo Coffee (/shop/roasters/ozo-coffee) highlights a profile defined by notes of macaroon, white grape, and marzipan.

While natural-processed coffees often exhibit heavier fruit characteristics and complex sugars, the Geisha varietal is frequently celebrated for its inherent floral and tea-like clarity. When evaluating these specific descriptors, it can be helpful to reference a flavor wheel to better understand how the interplay between the processing method and the varietal’s genetic profile contributes to the unique sensory experience found in this El Salvadoran offering.