Variety: Gesha & Landrace
Process: Natural
Drying: raised beds
Producer: Rachel Samuel, Adam Overton
Farm: Gesha Village Coffee EstateElevation: 1790-1840 MASL
Region: West Omo
Origin: EthiopiaNotes: Mandarin, Acai Berry, Milk Chocolate
Gesha Village is one of the most cherished coffee producers on the planet with 471-hectares in the Bench Maji zone of Ethiopia, nearby the town of Gesha and the Gori Gesha forest, the birthplace of the Gesha variety.
Owned and operated by Adam Overton and Rachel Samuel with the mentorship of Willem Boot, this project was started in 2007 and has quickly developed to be an idolized producer in the specialty coffee world. With ~320 hectares planted of Gesha 1931, Gori Gesha and Illubabor Forest varieties, throughout 8 different zones that correlate with unique terroir.
This coffee is delicious with a floral nuance, complex fruit notes of mandarin, acai berry (or a combination of blueberry, black currant, black grape), with milk chocolate type sweetness!
