José Giraldo Rio Dulce Dbl Washed Green Tip Gesha | Colombia

Colombia — José Giraldo Las Marías "Rio Dulce" Green-Tip Gesha (Double Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍇 White Grape • 🌼 Gardenia • 🌸 Orange Blossom

DETAILS

• Producer: José Giraldo
• Farm: Las Marías
• Plot: Rio Dulce
• Region: Pijao, Quindío, Colombia
• Varietal: Green-Tip Gesha
• Process: Double Washed
• Sourcing: Qima
• Roaster: H&S Coffee Roasters
• Rest: 50+ days recommended

INTRO
A wonderful set of coffees from José Giraldo's Las Marías estate, with the same producer, estate, and variety but different plots and processing. This plot is Rio Dulce, a Green-tip Gesha planting that was double washed, offering superlative clarity in the cup. The roaster thinks it is the cleanest cup on their menu this year. In the cup: white grape, gardenia, and orange blossom.

THE PRODUCER
José Giraldo produces this Gesha at the Las Marías estate in Pijao, Quindío, from the Rio Dulce plot. The page gives no further producer background.

THE PROCESS
This lot is Double Washed: the coffee goes through two washing stages for exceptional clarity and well-defined character. The page doesn't give further steps.

The double washing is the defining step. It's what gives the cup its transparency, softness, and defined florals.

THE CUP
Exceptional clarity and well-defined character: white grape, gardenia, and orange blossom, with florals abounding in incredible definition and complexity. Compared to its partner lot it is a bit softer and shows a bit more tropical complexity. The acidity is glassy and soft-tart, the sweetness subdued and nectar-like, and the finish a lingering floral.

Flavour Notes
🍇 White Grape 🌼 Gardenia 🌸 Orange Blossom