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Arabica · Ethiopian & Yemeni landraces

Gesha (Geisha)

Collected in the 1930s near the Gori Gesha forest in southwest Ethiopia, it travelled via Kenya, Tanzania and CATIE in Costa Rica to Panama. Hacienda La Esmeralda’s 2004 Best of Panama win made it one of the most prized varieties.

In the cup

Jasmine, bergamot, peach and citrus; clear like a floral tea.

FloralCitrusStone & orchard fruitTea & herbal

Traits

Stature
Tall
Yield
Low
Leaf rust
Tolerant
Cup potential
Excellent
Origin
1930s · 衣索比亞 Gori Gesha

Lineage

Ethiopian landraces (Heirloom)
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Gesha (Geisha)

Where it grows

PanamaColombiaCosta RicaEthiopiaGuatemalaPeruBolivia

QLC coffees with Gesha (Geisha)

Top-scoring Gesha (Geisha) winners (368 in total)

CompetitionRankFarm / producerRegionVarietyProcessScoreAuction ($/lb)
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241ADon CayitoLuis Ricardo Calderon MadrigalTarrazúGesha (Geisha)GeishaHoney93.62US$82.30Angelino’s Coffee
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241BDon CayitoLuis Ricardo Calderon MadrigalTarrazúGesha (Geisha)GeishaHoney93.62US$80.10Orsir International Co., Ltd. Blossom Valley东莞市宸峄贸易有限公司
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241ASanta TeresaRoger Ureña HidalgoTarrazúGesha (Geisha)GeishaWashed92.04US$83.00KALDI COFFEE FARM (CAMEL COFFEE CO.,LTD.)
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20241BSanta TeresaRoger Ureña HidalgoTarrazúGesha (Geisha)GeishaWashed92.04US$84.00RYU BEANS COFFEE, TXT Coffee (.txt), CLARIMENTO, IDENTITY COFFEE LAB
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20261ALos AlpesInversiones Valladarez Acevedo S.aNueva SegoviaGesha (Geisha)Geisha92US$140Belco Sas
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20261BLos AlpesInversiones Valladarez Acevedo S.aNueva SegoviaGesha (Geisha)Geisha92US$138ECOM Japan Limited. for manucoffee, NOZY COFFEE, hugcoffee, ocamicoffee
Cup of Excellence Costa Rica 20242La TorreJhon Alvarado AbarcaBruncaGesha (Geisha)GeishaHoney92US$54.00Slope Roastery
Cup of Excellence Brazil 20242Fazenda RainhaFazenda Sertãozinho LtdaRegião VulcânicaGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.89US$18.90SAVAYA COFFEE LLC
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20261AEl Injerto IEl Injerto Sociedad AnonimaHuehuetenangoGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.86US$161Enwan Coffee
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20261BEl Injerto IEl Injerto Sociedad AnonimaHuehuetenangoGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.86US$161Enwan Coffee
Cup of Excellence Guatemala 20261CEl Injerto IEl Injerto Sociedad AnonimaHuehuetenangoGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.86US$449Enwan Coffee
Cup of Excellence El Salvador 20241Los MoralesHenri Milton Morales UmañaAlotepec-MetapánGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.8
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20251AEliteOlman Uriel Sauceda ChavezNueva SegoviaGesha (Geisha)GeishaHoney91.77US$54.80K.V.N. IMPORT EXPORT (1991) CO., LTD.
Cup of Excellence Nicaragua 20251BEliteOlman Uriel Sauceda ChavezNueva SegoviaGesha (Geisha)GeishaHoney91.77US$56.10DECAMERON COFFEE十日谈
Cup of Excellence El Salvador 20261ALos MoralesHenri Milton Morales UmañaAlotepec-MetapánGesha (Geisha)GeishaNatural91.7US$40.20Ecofarm Coffee(China) for nam·é coffee roaster, 陆光咖啡 Luguangcafe, LL Roaster青逸贸易