Colombia | Granja La Esperanza

Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed

Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit

$45.00 Sale Save
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed
Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed

Colombia | Granja La Esperanza

Cerro Azul Gesha Hybrid Washed

Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit

$45.00 Sale Save
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This intricate Gesha greets you with aromas of strawberry jam, cherry blossom, and Swiss chocolate. The nectar-like body carries notes of dehydrated strawberry, Rooibos tea, and nougat alongside cherry sweetness and red grapefruit acidity. The finish features sweet marzipan and lingering red grapefruit.

Available whole bean in an 8oz or 4oz bag. This coffee roasts and ships on Tuesdays only. Please scroll down for more details.

Producer: Rigoberto Herrera
Farm: Cerro Azul
Region: Valle del Cauca
Altitude: 5,578-6,562 feet | 1,700-2,000 masl
Varietal: Gesha
Process: Hybrid Washed
Roast: Light-Medium
Notes: Rooibos Tea, Dehydrated Strawberry, Red Grapefruit

The Herrera brothers of Café Granja La Esperanza have earned accolades from the SCAA, Roasters Guild, and Coffee Review for meticulous processing and a willingness to experiment with rare varieties like Sudan Rume and Mokka, which have become very popular among our customers.

We're excited to offer this Gesha from the Cerro Azul farm, which presents another stunning flavor profile from our longtime Direct Trade partner. The two-stage fermentation of this lot—both in the intact cherry and then again with the skin removed—allows beautiful florals and sweet fruit notes to shine.

Fermentation: Manual and rigorous picking. Depulped without using water. Fermentation time for this coffee ranges between 19 and 22 hours in whole cherries, and then the skin is removed to start the second fermentation step in parchment and mucilage for 35 hours.

Drying: The coffee is left 48 hours in the silo (average temperature of 35 °C) then passed to solar drying for approximately 15 days.

Roast Schedule

Blue Label coffees roast and ship on Tuesdays. Order by 4PM CT Monday to be included in Tuesday's roast.

All items in your order will ship with the Blue Label coffee unless you request otherwise in the order notes in your shopping cart.

Packaging

Blue Label coffees are available whole bean only, in 4oz or 8oz pouches, and are eligible for $3 First Class or $5 Flat Rate shipping.

Coffee orders over $50 ship for free within the contiguous US.