This coffee is a Gesha variety from Finca Jazmín in Marcala, La Paz, Honduras, grown at 1,600 meters altitude. Produced by Nancy Hernández, it is a washed coffee harvested in April 2025. The Gesha cultivar produces an extremely perfumed, fragrant, and floral cup with beautiful peach sweetness. Expect tasting notes of ginger, peach, and jasmine in this classic washed Gesha.
Kiss the Hippo launched in 2018 as London's first carbon negative coffee roastery. Every coffee they sell is certified organic by the Soil Association and certified carbon negative, with reforestation projects in Colombia, Madagascar, Zambia, and Nepal through a partnership with Swiss nonprofit On A Mission. They pay farmers at least 50% above Fair Trade prices, often double. The roastery has won the UK Barista Championships three times, with victories by Joshua Tarlo in 2018, Paul Ross in 2019, and Paul Ross again in 2020 and now supplies seven London café locations. Sustainability extends to fully compostable pods, recyclable packaging, a Living Wage commitment, and a partnership with bio bean that turns used grounds into biofuels.
