Juan Diego de la Cerda (Finca El Socorro)

Description

Tastes Like: White Peach, White Hyacinth, Meyer Lemon

Origin: Finca El Socorro, Palencia, Guatemala

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Juan Diego de la Cerda

Elevation: 1,798-1,890 masl

Process: Washed

Farm and Producer

Juan Diego de la Cerda continues his family's coffee work at Finca El Socorro in Palencia, Guatemala. The farm has passed through several generations, with its own wet mill allowing the team to manage preparation close to where the cherries are grown.

This Gesha selection comes from the farm's high-elevation plantings and is prepared as a washed coffee.

Variety

Gesha, also spelled Geisha, is an Arabica variety with Ethiopian origins. It is valued for high cup-quality potential and floral aromatics, especially under suitable high-elevation growing conditions. Its expression also depends on cultivation, processing, and roasting.

Processing

Ripe cherries are selectively picked and taken to the farm's wet mill. After depulping, the coffee ferments in warm water to help loosen the mucilage before it is washed.

The parchment coffee dries on patios and in a greenhouse, with frequent turning to promote even moisture loss.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.