Geisha | Lactobacillus Anaerobic Natural

Finca Gascón produce exotic and unique nano lots and is located in the small town of San Juan Gascón, in Antigua, Guatemala. The story began when Gildardo Contreras made his dream a reality when he purchased a farm from a relative who grew avocado and coffee, and slowly started buying up the neighboring parcels. The farm is now 54 hectares, with a wet mill on site is now run by his son Felipe who focuses on innovative processing and introducing new varietals.

The coffee region of Antigua is spread across a valley surrounded by three volcanoes, Agua, Acatenango, and Fuego. The coffee grown in Antigua is enriched by volcanic soil and tends to hold moisture well. The main shade tree in Antigua is the gravilea, which helps protect the coffee from frost.

The coffee was planted for the first time in 2014 with a Bourbon variety, then in 2016 with two hectares of Geisha and with the implementation of a drip irrigation system.

In 2019, his son Felipe began to implement new systems and standards in coffee production, he manages the farm focusing on quality and works with the neighbors to improve quality and processing techniques. He always looks at natural remedies for plagues and even have a magic concoction of garlic, chili, onion, and water that eliminate diseases. Coffee parcels are renovated by 20% and he is planning to replace the bourbons planted at 1800 masl with SL28, supported by an irrigation system.

Before picking, the coffee cherries, the brix levels are measured to identify the parcels and cherries to be picked. Coffee is sorted, weighed, and transported to the wet mill. Once at the wet mill, coffee is transferred to flotation tanks. After removing the floaters, the coffee is transferred to a concrete fermentation tank where the cherries fermented for 96h, inoculated with Lactobacillus yeast. After fermentation the coffee is transferred to raised beds for drying.

The cup is lush and comforting, with ripe notes of strawberry and cherry. But those ripe red notes get lifted by an amazing sparkling tartaric-like acid structure. A rare and great expression of what Antigua's terroir has to offer.

3 x 22 grams doses, vacuum sealed, ready to brew or freeze.

Every order is roasted and shipped on the same day.