
The technology
Steeped bags are a simple and elegant way to present a selection of the coffees we find most exciting, removing many brewing variables, and allowing quality and character to shine. Individual doses are ground and sealed in nitrogen-flushed packages, maintaining the clear aromatic character of freshly ground coffee, for over a year after roasting. Just add filtered water to enjoy one of our picks of the season.
Washed Geisha
This lot is from Emerson’s Geisha plots, planted at over 2200 masl at El Turpial. Emerson has experimented with planting Geisha above 2300 masl on the farm, but these trees simply froze, not producing any cherry and eventually dying. The trees from which this lot was selected are truly on the edge of what’s possible under current conditions. This coffee undergoes a meticulous washed process: after harvesting, the cherries ferment for three days in sealed bags. After pulping, the coffee undergoes another fermentation for two days before washing and drying on raised beds.
This careful work in processing unveils the potential of Emerson’s Geisha; this is an intensely sweet cup with a character of ripe grapes and citrus, underpinning a complex bouquet of floral aromas; we find magnolia, orange blossom and hibiscus elements.