LA CAMELIA - GESHA, WASHED - COLOMBIA

BASE COAT
PORTLAND, OREGON

LA CAMELIA - GESHA, WASHED

CHERRY
APRICOT
MARIGOLD
ALMOND
SYRUPY

ORIGIN: LAS MERCEDES, GARZON, HUILA, COLOMBIA
FARM: FINCA LA CAMELIA
PRODUCER: CESAR AUGUSTO PEDROZA
ALTITUDE: 1700 MASL
VARIETY: GESHA
PROCESS: WASHED

ROAST DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

CHERRIES ARE FLOAT SORTED AND DRY-FERMENTED IN-CHERRY FOR 20 HOURS, THEN DEPULPED, FERMENTED IN AN OPEN CONTAINER FOR ANOTHER 20 HOURS, AND DRIED IN A PARABOLIC GREENHOUSE DRYER TO 10.5% MOISTURE.

CESAR PEDROZA GROWS ABOUT 1,300 YOUNG GESHA TREES ON A SINGLE HECTARE IN THE HIGHLANDS OF GARZON, PROCESSED THE OLD WAY. BASE COAT WENT LOOKING FOR CLASSIC HUILA CHARACTER AND FOUND IT: A QUIET, LEMON-TEA ACIDITY AND CHERRY SWEETNESS, A SOFT, HONEYED, TEA-FORWARD BODY, SWEET ROASTED ALMOND, AND MELLOW YELLOW FLORALS LIKE MARIGOLD ON THE FINISH.