[Single Terroir] Gesha Village Bangi Block Washed Lot 21/029

Tasting Note: Floral | Tangerine | Orange | European Pear |Toffee

Size: 200g

Brewing Recommendation: Filter Brews

If you’ve always been a fan of clean washed coffee with floral notes, this coffee is for you. It is the only Gori Gesha varietal we have from the famous Gesha Village, in comparison to two other natural processed Illubabor varietal.

After the fragrance (dry aroma) of floral and orange peel, this coffee has a comfortable citrus acidity with hints of European pear notes, as well as an ending of sweet toffee. Great choice for those who wish to experience a washed gesha coffee!

Geisha or Gesha?

There’s often a confusion between the name Geisha and Gesha coffee, and the story goes back to 1930 when British colonialism expedition discovered leaf-rust resistant coffee species from south Ethiopia (click here to read the full story).

TLDR? There should’ve been only one name – Gesha, since the coffee was originally a local cultivar found in the Gesha region of Ethiopia. It was wrongly (conveniently) named as Geisha for some weird reasons, and was then popularized in Panama after "Geisha" stood out in a competition.

So, Gesha = Geisha?

Yes and no. The misnomer continued until today, with a general consensus that Geisha (the wrongly named one) means Panamanian Geisha and Gesha is the one from Ethiopia according to the region’s name. They are of similar varietal, but are grown under different climate and on different soils.

Meanwhile, Gesha Village is a brand - it is a producer which cultivates locally found coffees in Gesha region.

What is Gori Gesha Varietal?

There are three official varietals produced by the produce Gesha Village – Gesha 1931, Gori Gesha and Illubabor forest (taken from Gesha Village’s official website):