September - Colombia - Sebastian Ramirez - Gesha - White Honey

About this coffee
This White Honey Lot is lively and expressive, with intense floral notes and a deeper sweetness reminiscent of honey and Froot Loops.

The Gesha unfolds an incredibly aromatic and memorable profile: floral notes of lavender and jasmine, combined with the sweetness of white grapes and honey. A silky body with an elegant, long-lasting mouthfeel.

• Region: Quindío, Colombia
• Farm: El Placer
• Producer: Sebastian Ramirez
• Altitude: 1750-2000 masl
• Variety: Gesha
• Harvest: 2025
• Process: Anaerobic White Honey + Carbonic Maceration
• Roasting date: 04.11.2025
  
• Contents: 200 grams

About the producer
Sebastian Ramirez was born in Quindío, Colombia and is a fourth-generation coffee farmer. Six years ago Sebastian turned from studying law to working on his parents farm, El Placer, in the village of Buenos Aires de Calarcá.

The farm covers 14 hectares at an altitude of 1,650 to 2,000 meters above sea level. Native shade trees provide ideal conditions and support a healthy, sustainable ecosystem.

About the processing
The cherries are carefully sorted so that 95% are ripe and 5% are semi-ripe. The beans then undergo anaerobic fermentation in 200-liter tanks at a constant temperature of 18°C with CO₂ injection and under water with an oxygen pump for 48 hours.

After fermentation, a two-stage drying process takes place, which is carefully monitored and slowed down by sun protection nets. Finally, the beans are packed in airtight containers and stabilized for 15 days before being prepared for shipment.

About the variety
The Gesha variety was originally collected in the coffee forests of Ethiopia in the 1930s. It was then sent to the Lyamungu Research Station in Tanzania and, in 1953, to the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America, where it was registered as Accession T2722. In the 1960s, it was distributed via CATIE in Panama after its tolerance to coffee rust infestation was recognized.

However, the plant was initially unpopular because its brittle branches made it unsuitable for agriculture. Gesha only gained notoriety in 2005 when the Peterson family from Boquete, Panama, submitted it to the “Best of Panama” competition. The beans received exceptionally high ratings and set a new record price for green coffee beans – over $20 per pound.

When grown correctly at high altitudes, this variety is characterized by its exceptional quality and seduces with fine floral notes and hints of peach.