The return of the Acevedo family to our lineup, with a washed Geisha from Daisy and Freddy’s project ‘El Encanto’.
About
Coffee Expression Bright and complex lemongrass and jasmine florals, followed by crisp citrus in the cup, balanced by soft floral honey.
Producer We purchased coffee from Daisy’s father Gustavo twice in the past. Daisy is a biologist, and conserves several rare native species on the farm.
Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso
Technical Data
Producer Daisy Acevedo
Region Quindio
Altitude 1800 masl
Varietal Geisha
Process Washed
Harvest September 2025
Brewing Advice
Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm.
Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.
We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.
Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.
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The Acevedo Family
This lot from Daisy Acevedo has somewhat of a backstory. Daisy is the daughter of Gustavo Acevedo, who we have purchased coffee from in the past. Gustavo grew coffee all his life, near the town of La Celia in Risaralda, mainly of lower quality Castillo and Catimor plants. We were saddened to hear of Gustavo’s passing late last year, but Daisy is ever determined to continue his legacy in coffee. A few years ago, Daisy and her husband Freddy returned from living in Panama with stories of a varietal that was taking the coffee world by storm and making producers in the country good money for their crops - Geisha. On her return to Risaralda, Daisy attempted to get hold of some seeds locally for her father, but without much success. On a return visit to Panama, Daisy and Freddy were able to procure some seeds, but weren’t sure if they were of the correct Geisha varietal. They planted them on Gustavo’s farm outside La Celia, and almost forgot about them.
An Unknown Varietal
Fast forward three years and the plants were ready for a small harvest. Sceptical of his daughter’s stories of wealth and fame, Gustavo harvested the coffee and quietly sold it to to the local cooperative in La Celia, using a friend’s name in an attempt to find out its true value. He knew he had something rather special when two members of the La Cabra team turned up in La Celia in search of the source of that lot.
We visited the cooperative in La Celia in November 2019, in an attempt to find out more about the mysterious lot we had purchased from our partners at LaREB the previous summer. Together with Herbert of LaREB, we were able to establish contact with Gustavo, Daisy and Freddy, and find out a few more details about Gustavo’s farm. After much discussion together with LaREB, they are now sure that their trees are of the original Geisha varietal, and have been working on picking and processing in order to add value to their crop and create more consistency in the cup.
El Encanto
This lot is from Daisy and Freddy’s new project, El Encanto. El Encanto is located near Filandia in the Quindio region, a beautiful and lush part of the country, popular with Colombian holidaymakers and weekend travellers. This is truly one of the most beautiful farms we have visited, located on the borders of a nature reserve, stretching down to a mountain river.
Daisy’s background as a biologist means she takes conservation seriously, and feels a great responsibility for the many species of native flora found on the farm, which she showed us with great enthusiasm on our visit in November 2021. Only a small amount of the land is actually planted with coffee, all grown under the shade of these rare native trees. Daisy and Freddy have purchased Penagos processing equipment, enabling a great deal of control, in a way we normally only see in Costa Rica or Brazil. They have also built a small cupping lab next to the house, trying to keep quality control close to the everyday work on the farm. A truly ambitious project, and one we see great potential in.
Washed Geisha
This lot of washed Geisha is our fourth purchase from Daisy and El Encanto. This plot has been planted with seeds from Gustavo’s Geisha plot in La Celia, and delivers on the same bright and complex lemongrass and jasmine florals, with crisp citrus in the cup. We’re grateful to our partners at LaREB for their transparency in enabling our relationship with the Acevedo family, and hope to follow Daisy and Freddy in the coming years.
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