Mexico — José "Pepe" Argüello Finca Santa Cruz Gesha (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍐 Yellow Pear • 🌼 Chamomile • 🌰 Almond • 🌸 Vanilla Blossom

DETAILS

• Producer: José "Pepe" Argüello (Argüello family)
• Farm: Finca Santa Cruz
• Region: Chiapas, near the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
• Varietal: Gesha
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,650 masl
• Harvest: April
• Cup Score: 86.75
• Roast Profile: Light (Agtron #130)

INTRO
A washed Gesha from one of Mexico's most celebrated farms, in the mountains of Chiapas. In the cup: yellow pear, chamomile, almond, and vanilla blossom.

THE PRODUCER
Finca Santa Cruz sits in the mountains of Chiapas near the protected forests of the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, a region known for rich biodiversity, mountainous terrain, and favourable growing conditions. José "Pepe" Argüello is a third-generation producer who grew up around coffee, learning from his father before taking on the farm. With his sister Karina and the rest of the family, he has focused on improving agricultural practices, refining processing, and exploring the quality potential of the farm's environment. The farm grows Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, and Gesha, produced as washed, natural, and honey lots, under native shade trees. It took first place in Mexico's Cup of Excellence in 2019 with a natural Gesha scoring 93.07, returned to the top in 2021 and 2022, and again earned first-place recognition in 2026 for an experimental natural Gesha.

THE PROCESS
This lot is Washed, a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying, and dried on raised beds. It lets Gesha's delicate, tea-like florality come through clearly.

THE CUP
Delicate and floral: yellow pear and chamomile lead, with almond richness and a vanilla blossom finish.

Flavour Notes
🍐 Yellow Pear 🌼 Chamomile 🌰 Almond 🌸 Vanilla Blossom