Illumination Gesha

About This Coffee

This is a Gesha varietal coffee from Finca Deborah, located high in the Volcán region of Panama. The coffee is produced by Jamison Savage using Carbonic Maceration processing—a technique borrowed from winemaking where pulped cherries ferment in CO₂-rich tanks under carefully controlled temperature and pH conditions. The cup presents delicate florals and botanical aromatics combined with winey acidity and a syrupy, clean texture. The farm collaborates with the Ngöbe-Buglé community, who contribute generations of agricultural knowledge during harvest.

Origin

Volcán (Panama)

Flavor Notes

Floral, Botanical, Winey Acidity, Syrupy

Roast Level

Light

Processing

Carbonic Maceration

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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