Sey Coffee
New York, NY, USA
This is our first year working with Jose Bolaños, and this Gesha separation is remarkably dynamic and complex. In the cup we find a fruit-forward profile of strawberry, nectarine, and jasmine. ABOUT JOSÉ JOAQUIN BOLAĂ‘OS This is our first year working with JosĂ©, but we've been working in San AgustĂn since the founding of our company. San AgustĂn was the first region we really started to focus on, and it remains one of the places held closest to our hearts. Coffees from this region, especially at this altitude, are some of the most complex and dynamic profiles in all of coffee, and it is an honor to work with JosĂ©'s coffee and bring it to market. ABOUT GESHA Gesha was originally collected from coffee forests of Ethiopia in the 1930's. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungo Research Station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro AgronĂłmico Tropical de InvestigaciĂłn y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in the 1953, where it was logged as accession T2722. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960’s after its tolerance to coffee leaf rust was recognized. However, it was not widely planted because the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers. Gesha came to prominence in 2005, when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the Best of Panama competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20 per pound. Since then, the variety has become a resounding favorite of brewing and roasting competition winners and coffee enthusiasts alike.
Peach
Currant
Passion Fruit
Type
Single Origin
Origin
San AgustĂn, Huila, Colombia
Roast
Light
Species
Arabica
Varieties
Geisha/Gesha
Process
Washed
Producer
Jose Jaoquin Bolaños
Farm
Villa Sophia