Colombia — Yoiner Mosquera, Anaerobic Natural Gesha | Palestina, Huila

Tastes Like — 🍓 Strawberry Jam • 🍋 Meyer Lemon • 🍵 Earl Grey • 🌿 Lime

DETAILS

• Producer: Yoiner Mosquera, exported by LaREB
• Region: Palestina, Huila, Colombia
• Varietal: Gesha
• Process: Anaerobic Natural: Overripe picking, 12hr open-air drying in cherry, 60hr anaerobic sealed, 20 days greenhouse drying on raised beds
• Size: 125g

INTRO

Yoiner Mosquera's Anaerobic Natural Gesha is a carefully monitored minimal-intervention natural, drawing on the finest elements of Ethiopian-style naturals whilst showcasing the terroir of Palestina, Huila. A beautifully layered cup of strawberry and raspberry, with Meyer lemon acidity zipping through the middle, cooling into Earl Grey tea florals and a zingy lime finish.

THE PRODUCER

Yoiner's family farm traces its roots to 1949, when his grandfather fled political violence and settled in Palestina under a farming incentive programme. A third-generation coffee farmer by inheritance, Yoiner initially took a different path — becoming an accountant at Banco Agrario, where he managed finance grants for smallholder producers. Witnessing the injustice of loan structures that pigeonholed producers into low-quality high-yield varieties drove him back to the land when his father passed away, leaving him the family farm.

Yoiner began introducing intense fermentation protocols and selling cherry to the highest bidder — but after a large buyer walked away from a deal at the last moment, he sought more sustainable, trust-based relationships. LaREB's transparent business model resonated immediately. Working with LaREB, Yoiner has refined his protocols toward cleaner fermentations, and the results speak for themselves in cup quality.

THE PROCESS

This Anaerobic Natural Gesha involves a multi-stage low-intervention drying protocol:

• 🍒 Overripe picking — Selective harvest of fully ripe cherry for maximum sugar content
• ☀️ Open-air drying in cherry — Short 12-hour initial drying phase in cherry
• 🧪 Anaerobic fermentation — 60 hours sealed in a container to build layered complexity
• 🌿 Greenhouse raised-bed drying — 20 days of slow, controlled drying on raised beds inside a greenhouse

The result is a naturally processed Gesha with the restraint and clarity of a carefully managed fermentation — classic and expressive rather than aggressively fermented.

THE CUP

A beautifully layered cup: strawberry and raspberry fruit duo leads, with Meyer lemon citric acidity zipping through. As it cools, Earl Grey tea florals become prominent with a zingy lime finish.

Flavour Notes

• 🍓 Strawberry Jam
• 🍋 Meyer Lemon
• 🍵 Earl Grey
• 🌿 Lime