Wilder Lasso - Washed Geisha
This is a phenomenal and floral Geisha from our friend, Wilder Lasso (Lazo). We are excited to share another lot from his farm, Bella Alejandria. In the cup we get notes of lavender, bergamot, and jasmine.
200G
Wilder Lasso - Washed Geisha
September Coffee Roastery
119 Iber Road
Unit 9
Ottawa ON K2S 1E7
Canada
- Variety: Geisha
- Country: Colombia
- Region: San Adolfo, Huila
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 2100 MASL
- Producer: Wilder Lasso
- Farm: Bella Alejandria
- Roast Level: Light
In the cup
We taste intense lavender, a citric acidity reminiscent of bergamot, and delicate jasmine. This coffee is extremely aromatic This coffee has a light body and a lingering floral finish.
Funky
Experimental
About The Producer
Wilder Lasso (or Lazo) is actually a veterinarian specialized in livestock farming. As the coffee price continued to decline in 2016 and his father fell seriously ill, he decided to bring the family farm up to speed together with his brother. Initially, their coffees scored between 80-83 points on the cupping scale, despite elaborate processes and preparations. Wilder started examining soil samples and using targeted nutrients and fertilizers to neutralize the pH value, thereby increasing the availability of nutrients for the coffee trees. He refers to this as precision agriculture.
Processing
To ensure optimal results, the coffee trees are first provided with nutrient-rich soil. Fully ripe and exceptionally large cherries are harvested and washed in water tanks to remove impurities and floating beans. Wilder chose the phenotype of tree that yielded strong natural tasting notes of lemongrass and jasmine. This Geisha lot spends 36 hours fermenting in mucilage before washing and drying on marquesinas for 12 days.
Variety
This variety was originally collected from coffee forests in Ethiopia in the 1930s. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungu research station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación 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 1960s after it had been recognized for tolerance to coffee leaf rust. The plant's branches, however, were brittle and not favoured by farmers so it was not widely planted. The coffee 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/pound.There is significant confusion about Geisha because there are multiple genetically distinct plant types that have been referred to as Geisha, many of which share similar geographic origins in Ethiopia. Recent genetic diversity analyses conducted by World Coffee Research confirm that Panamanian Geisha descendent from T2722 is distinct and uniform. It is associated with extremely high cup quality when the plants are managed well at high altitude, and is known for its delicate floral, jasmine, and peach-like aromas.
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