Gesha Village—Natural Illubabor Heirloom
Regular price$29.00 Sale priceGesha Village—Natural Illubabor Heirloom
Regular price$29.00 Sale price
This is a 300g bag
Due to popular demand we're doing 2nd roast !
STRAWBERRY / RASPBERRY / LIME / WINEY
Sweetness ●●●●● Acidity ●●●●○ Body ●●●○○
This coffee's cup profile is very sweet and with dominant berry characteristics, reminding us of a fresh fruit salad! There's also a winey complexity that is elegant, clean and very well composed. This particular heirloom varietal came from wild samples collected from the Gori Gesha forest in the Illubabor region of Ethiopia.
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| Varietal | Illubabor Heirloom |
| Process | Natural |
| Farm | Gesha Village |
| Producer | Adam Overton |
| Geography |
South West State, West Omo Zone, Ethiopia |
| Rosso Direct Trade |
 
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Gesha Village is one of the most cherished coffee producers on the planet with 471-hectares in the Bench Maji zone of Ethiopia, nearby the town of Gesha and the Gori Gesha forest, the birthplace of the Gesha variety.
Owned and operated by Adam Overton, Rachel Samuel and Willem Boot, this project was started in 2007 and has quickly developed to be an idolized producer in the specialty coffee world. With ~320 hectares planted of Gesha 1931, Gori Gesha and Illubabor Forest varieties, throughout 8 different zones that correlate with unique terroir.
The 8 different zones, or sub-farms, are named after nearby villages and important sites. You'll find, Bangi, Dimma, Gaylee, Oma, Narsha, Surma, Shew-Jibabu and Shaya featured amongst Gesha Village offerings.
A mixed system of agroforesty practices are utilized, with mostly natural forests providing shade and introducing the coffee to a diverse wildlife and flora, which provide a symbiotic system of organisms. The soil is brown-red loamy and virgin forest.
Once your order is received, it will be processed and shipped in 1-3 days.
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Our 340g and 2lb coffee bags are made entirely of from plant materials and breakdown in a relatively short period of time.
Can I put my used bag in the city compost?
Putting these bags in the city of Calgary's compost is not recommended, due to the current processing facility. However, you can compost the outer lining in a healthy home compost (see further down the page for for info).
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