Bluebird Coffee - Gesha Village 25/006 | Ethiopia
Description
Ethiopia — Gesha Village Gesha 1931 Lot 25/006 (Natural)
Tastes Like — 🍋 Passionfruit • 🍒 Cranberry • 🌸 Florals
DETAILS
- Producer: Gesha Village (Rachel Samuel & Adam Overton)
- Farm: Gesha Village
- Region: Bench Maji, Ethiopia
- Variety: Gori Gesha
- Process: Natural
- Lot: 25/006
- Size: 100g
INTRO
From Gesha Village in Bench Maji — a naturally processed Gesha 1931 from the estate at the heart of the variety's origin story, just kilometres from the Gori Gesha forest where Gesha first grew wild. Soft, sweet, and deeply floral. In the cup: apricot and orange blossom.
THE PRODUCER
Gesha Village was established after Rachel Samuel and Adam Overton spent years studying Ethiopia's coffee heritage and exploring the forests around Gori Gesha — the region where the Gesha variety first grew wild. Fascinated by the exceptional genetic diversity of these ancient coffees, they selected land at altitude for its favourable climate, fertile soils, and natural coffee ecosystem, establishing the estate in 2012. Today, Gesha Village combines meticulous cultivation with a deep commitment to environmental conservation — large areas of native forest are protected, thousands of indigenous shade trees have been planted, and ongoing genetic research is conducted to better understand and preserve the diversity of Gesha.
All coffees from Gesha Village come from the Gesha 1931 selection — originating from wild coffee populations collected near the Gori Gesha forest, closely related to the material gathered during the historic 1931 expedition that ultimately led to the famous Panamanian Gesha. These coffees offer a direct connection to the Ethiopian roots of Gesha and the landscapes where its story began.
THE PROCESS
The Natural process at Gesha Village involves:
🍒 Hand-picking — Gesha 1931 cherries carefully sorted after harvest 🔍 Sorting & flotation — Sorted and floated to ensure only the finest cherries proceed ☀️ Raised African bed drying — Whole cherries dried on raised beds, turned regularly — up to eight times per day — and continuously monitored throughout ⏳ Extended rest — Dried to 11% moisture content and rested before milling to allow the profile to fully stabilise
The meticulous raised-bed drying and patient pre-milling rest are the defining steps — careful, frequent turning ensures even drying throughout, while the extended rest allows the natural fruit character to integrate fully, producing the soft apricot sweetness and orange blossom florality that define this lot.
THE CUP
A soft, sweet, and beautifully floral natural Gesha 1931 from the estate at the heart of the variety's origin story — warm passion fruit sweetness with a delicate florality in a cup - exceptional purity and gentle complexity.
Flavour Notes
🍋 Passionfruit • 🍒 Cranberry • 🌸 Florals
