Honduras El Puente Gesha Varietal Lot

The fanfare surrounding the Gesha variety is attributed to its unique sweetness, ethereal floral notes, and tea-like finish; its notoriety comes from its fickleness, particular growing requirements, and low yields. This variety requires year-round attention, but when produced properly it’s unmatched in its elegance and complexity.

Marysabel and Moisés first began growing Gesha-variety coffee at their farm in southwestern Honduras in 2006 using a batch of seeds from Panama. Though the variety has Ethiopian origins, its fame can be attributed to this particular Panama cultivar, which has fetched record breaking prices at auction for two decades. After careful cultivation, El Puente had its first successful harvest in 2010 and has been producing exceptional Gesha ever since. This washed lot from their 2024 harvest showcases the delicate flavors that the variety is famous for.

Marysabel is a fourth-generation coffee farmer, Moisés a renaissance man who originally worked for a Guatemalan coffee exporter. In addition to operating a world-class specialty farming operation spanning over three dozen individual farms in the La Paz region, they run their own dry mill that processes all their coffees, affording them even greater oversight on the quality of their exports.

Between them, Marysabel and Moisés possess a wealth of knowledge and experience, not to mention enormous warmth and sincerity. Their unstoppable determination toward excellence, their willingness to experiment in order to drive the industry forward, and their genuine passion for specialty coffee cultivation make it our great honor to roast this exquisite Gesha from El Puente this season.