Elida Washed Gesha

About This Coffee

This washed Gesha is cultivated on Panama's renowned Elida Estate in the Boquete region within Volcan Baru National Park. Four generations of the Lamastus family have dedicated themselves to producing exceptional coffee, winning both washed and natural Gesha categories in 2018 Best of Panama with record scores. The Gesha trees thrive at altitudes between 1,700 and 1,950 MASL, where cool temperatures and slow ripening develop exceptional sweetness and complexity. The washed process involves 36-to-48-hour fermentation in cool mountain air, followed by washing and slow drying for 15 to 20 days on raised beds. The coffee offers fresh, fruity acidity with bursting florals and vibrant aromatics.

Origin

Boquete (Panama)

Flavor Notes

Floral, Fruity

Roast Level

Medium Light, Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Red Gesha

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Colonna Coffee

Maxwell Colonna Dashwood opened his first coffee shop, Colonna & Small's, in Bath in 2009, and launched the roastery in 2015 to take greater control over sourcing and flavor development. Maxwell is a three time UK Barista Champion, winning in 2012, 2014, and 2015, and has been a three time World Barista Championship finalist. His coffee fascination began in Melbourne in 2007. Colonna & Small's was named Best Coffee Shop in Europe in 2016. Beyond roasting, Maxwell has co authored "Water For Coffee," a study on how water chemistry affects coffee extraction, along with "The Coffee Dictionary" and "The Business of Specialty Coffee." The roastery focuses on seasonal single origins across Discovery, Rare, and Gesha tiers, with quarterly limited releases of exceptional lots.

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