Peru Organic Dry Process Guardian del Bosque Gesha

I'm always a little skeptical of dry process Gesha's. You run the risk of powerful process flavors winning out in the cup, and erasing the delicate aroma that Gesha coffee is known for. That's not the case with this lot. When roasted light, the cup offers a very curious amalgam of both fruity process flavors and the aromatic florality of Gesha coffee. The fragrance is freighted with fruit and sappy sweet notes, stewed stone fruits with rustic raw sugars, tamarind concentrate, with very soft hop-like floral allusions that have a slight citrusy element too. Acetic accents mark the fruit notes in the wet aroma, bringing some fermented complexity to the smells. It's also where I start to sense the florality, a little like ripe strawberry at first, but more like cherry blossoms once I ran my spoon through the crust. The floral character comes through in the cup, drawing on fresh hops with their bittering complexity and fresh aromatics, as well as freesia with their perfumed berry-like aroma. Resiny sweetness is a constant, and highlights some of the fruited notes, pulpy, fruit syrup, dried strawberry, and creamy mangosteen. The finish isn't perfect, but it has this cereal grain aspect that, along with the heavier fruit tones, brought to mind Fruit Loops cereal. If you're familiar with the Gesha variety and a fan of fruity dry process coffees, this is a fun coffee to taste and consider the interplay of those unique flavors that can be both heavy-handed and delicate at the same time. It also presents a unique opportunity to taste it side-by-side with the wet process version from the same farm.

Check out our wet and dry process duo that we're offering at a discount, here!