Colombia Edward Sandoval Gesha

We were lucky enough to source a few variety separations from Edward Sandoval this past harvest, including Chiroso, Wush Wush, and these 5 bags of Gesha. The farmer who produced this lot, Edward Sandoval, worked for many years as a field technician for the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros ("FNC"). When he broke away from the FNC and set out to start his own farm, Finca Canta Ranas, he decided to plant varieties that were not promoted by the FNC due to their need for a higher degree of management, and disease susceptibility. But they are also quite capable of producing a higher value cup, which was what appealed to Edward. Since starting his farm, he's planted varieties such as Bourbon, Chiroso, Wush Wush, Gesha and Moka. Edward's farm is small, just 6 hectares planted in coffee, and stretches up to about 1900 meters above sea level. His background as a Q grader and cupper comes in handy during the harvest, and sees him cup testing each process batch he produces in order to separate quality. He wet processes his coffee into tile tanks where it ferments until ready to move to the patios. He mixes process batches over the course of 2-3 days, adding fresh water each day to slow the fermentation process. It's more common in Colombia than you might think and helps manage small lots on the drying patio. It also leads to some fruitier flavors, without going over the edge. Read more about Edward Sandoval's farm here.

*we only have 5 bags of this coffee and are limiting orders to 2# per customer