GESHA VILLAGE AUCTION GVA.NOIR.3 - GESHA 1931, HONEY DRD - ETHIOPIA

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GESHA VILLAGE AUCTION GVA.NOIR.3 - GESHA 1931, HONEY DRD

RED BERRY
BERGAMOT
ELDERFLOWER

ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA
REGION: WEST OMO ZONE
FARM: GESHA VILLAGE, NARSHA BLOCK
PRODUCER: RACHEL SAMUEL & WILLEM BOOT
VARIETY: GESHA 1931
PROCESS: HONEY, DRD (DARK ROOM DRYING)

ROAST DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

GESHA VILLAGE IS A TREMENDOUS PROJECT RUN BY RACHEL SAMUEL AND WILLEM BOOT. THE 471-HECTARE FARM, IN ETHIOPIA'S WEST OMO ZONE JUST A FEW KILOMETERS FROM THE BORDER OF SOUTH SUDAN, WAS STARTED TO RETURN THE GESHA VARIETAL TO ITS HOMELAND. THE FARM IS DIVIDED INTO 8 BLOCKS, AND USING A VARIETY OF PRECISE PROCESSING PROTOCOLS THEY PRODUCE EXCEPTIONAL COFFEES, THE BEST OF WHICH ARE SENT TO THEIR YEARLY AUCTION.

IT WAS A REAL TREAT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 PRIDE OF GESHA AUCTION AND A THRILL TO WIN THIS LOT FROM THE NARSHA REGION. THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON THAT DARK ROOMS WERE USED IN THE DRYING PROCESS, AND I THINK THIS TECHNIQUE IMPARTS ADDITIONAL COMPLEXITY AND HEIGHTENED INTENSITY OF FLORALS IN THE CUP.

IN THE CUP, I FIND A PROMINENT RED BERRY ACIDITY AND TARTNESS THAT REMINDS ME OF KENYAN SL28, COMPLEMENTED WITH INTENSE BERGAMOT, AND AN ONSLAUGHT OF WHITE FLORALS LIKE ELDERFLOWER AND JASMINE.