Nicaraguan Premium Selva Negra – San Felipe Geisha – Washed Processed

Burman Coffee Traders

Details

Origin

Nicaragua

Process

Washed

Roast Suitability

Description

Geisha is an Ethiopian strain of coffee, brought to Central America over the last 20 years. Unique stuff, adopts some attributes from the country of origin but is always known for its more floral versus tea like spice attributes normally seen in coffees like an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. Usually a very expensive bean being so low yield but being such good friends with Selva Negra, they have kept the price basically the same as all the other strains for the second season release of straight Geisha! Nicaraguan Selva Negra coffee is cultivated in the most ecologically sustainable and socially responsible way possible. Learn more by reading our Selva Negra Grower Profile. San Felipe : Selva Negra has owned a small section of land called San Felipe for a while, highest altitude parcel on the farm but due to its steep slope and slight separation from the other lots, it was never farmed. 8 years ago, Mausi (owner of Selva Negra) was able to get her hands on a few Geisha beans and started cultivating it at her nursery. After they were able to plant these and get a few harvests, they had enough seeds to plant about 500 trees on the highest altitude section of San Felipe . As Geisha is not known for its high yields, they planted the rest of the plot with their best Caturra. Tasting Notes: Great light to medium roast coffee. Although we have carried the San Felipe lot for years, having the Geisha separate this season has brought a ton of new tastes. East to tell the difference when compared to the other strains Selva Negra grows. Best at the light to medium roast level, these beans have a bit more acidity than anything else from Selva Negra. The cup is very floral and citric especially at lighter roasts. Not quite jasmine floral, a little more traditional citric, but very tasty; delicate and sweet edged. Where one can see the prime Geisha attributes is in the darker tones of the cup, black tea spice jumps right out. Light roasts are heavy on the citric and floral balanced just a t