Colombia — Cecilia Almonacid & Camilo Segura El Porvenir Geisha (Natural) — Competition Reserve

Tastes Like — 🍊 Mandarin Orange • 🍇 Red Grape • 🍓 Strawberry • 🍑 Dried Apricot Jam

DETAILS

• Producer: Cecilia Almonacid & Camilo Segura
• Farm: El Porvenir
• Region: Palestina, Huila, Colombia
• Varietal: Geisha
• Process: Natural
• Altitude: 1,600–1,800 MASL
• Harvest: October 2025
• Lot: Competition Reserve
• Size: 100g

INTRO

This Competition Reserve Natural Geisha from El Porvenir is among the most sought-after lots from one of Huila's most dedicated producer partnerships. Grown at 1,600–1,800 metres in Palestina, the farm's Geisha plants produce cherry that is harvested only at peak ripeness, then dried whole on raised African beds — concentrating the fruit's sugars into a cup of extraordinary sweetness and aromatic intensity.

Cecilia Almonacid and Camilo Segura's commitment to quality over quantity is evident in every aspect of their farming philosophy: shade-grown cultivation, meticulous cherry selection, and low-impact processing that lets the Geisha variety's delicate genetics speak clearly.

THE PRODUCER

Finca El Porvenir, managed by Camilo Segura and Cecilia Almonacid in Palestina, Huila, is a small, highly focused farm dedicated entirely to the Geisha variety. Situated at 1,600–1,800 metres above sea level in one of Colombia's most celebrated coffee regions, the farm prioritises quality over volume, employing shade-grown cultivation and minimal environmental impact throughout.

Only the ripest cherries are hand-picked at each pass and rigorously sorted before processing. Camilo and Cecilia's deep commitment to innovation means that El Porvenir regularly produces lots across multiple processing styles — Natural, Washed, and experimental fermentations — allowing the farm's Geisha trees to express themselves across a variety of lenses.

THE PROCESS

The Natural process at El Porvenir involves:

• 🍒 Selective hand-picking — Only the ripest red and cherry-ripe fruit is harvested at peak sugar content
• ✅ Rigorous sorting — Cherries are sorted by density and ripeness to ensure uniformity
• ☀️ Raised-bed drying — Whole cherries are laid on raised African beds in thin layers, drying slowly in the mountain air
• 📅 Extended drying period — Cherries dry over an extended period, allowing fruit sugars to deeply permeate the bean
• ✅ Quality milling — Once dried, the outer fruit layer is removed and the lot is graded for competition-level quality

This Natural process allows El Porvenir's Geisha to develop the layered, fruit-forward sweetness for which the lot is celebrated on the competition circuit.

THE CUP

A deeply juicy and sweet Natural Geisha with spectacular aromatic intensity. Mandarin orange and ripe red grape dominate, with fresh strawberry and a luscious dried apricot jam quality that lingers long into the finish.

Flavour Notes

• 🍊 Mandarin Orange
• 🍇 Red Grape
• 🍓 Strawberry
• 🍑 Dried Apricot Jam