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The Gesha Village Story

In 2011, the owners of Gesha Village Estate set out with a vision for their coffee farm in Ethiopia: "to produce the world's best coffee" while preserving a dream forest of native coffee varieties. Building a farm, preserving a forest, and creating an industry within the community—that was the origin of Gesha Village Coffee. All of the estate's coffee is rainforest-protected and processed with environmentally friendly methods, and the high altitude and near-perfect microclimate yield uniquely flavorful Geisha.

Aroma Profile: Delicate jasmine florals, prominent cranberry and sweet orange flavors, subtle acidity—refreshing without being cloying—with a smooth, mellow mouthfeel.

Gesha Village, Geisha

The journey began in 2007, when Adam Overton and Rachel Samuel were hired by the Ethiopian government to film a documentary about Ethiopian coffee. During filming they met Dr. Girma, who introduced them to the Gera coffee forest near Jimma. Dr. Girma is a coffee researcher with deep knowledge of coffee agriculture and farm management. Over the course of the documentary, Rachel rediscovered her birth country while Adam became fascinated by the rich history of coffee's birthplace.

As that coffee journey neared its end, they were eager to establish a farm of their own. They saw tremendous untapped potential in Ethiopia's wild coffee forests—and so Adam and Rachel founded Gesha Village Estate.

Gesha Village covers 471 hectares in total. By 2015, planting was complete on 300 hectares, with another 50 hectares added in 2016. The Geisha selection was sourced from the native Gori Gesha coffee forest 20 kilometers from the estate—the very origin of Panama's Geisha variety.

Geisha, Roasting

To highlight this coffee's character and aromas, a light roast is recommended—it best expresses the bean's inherent qualities. Too dark a roast would damage the floral aromas and fruit acidity. As always, adjust to the specific bean and the roaster's own understanding of it.

Unique Floral and Fruit Aromas

Across countless coffees, distinctive florals and intense tropical fruit sweetness remain the consistent signature of Geisha.

Gesha Village Coffee Bean Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee roasts a Gesha Village Natural Process Geisha with the assurance of both brand and quality, and it remains a remarkable value among world-class coffees.

FrontStreet Coffee is a roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but a remarkably diverse bean selection, carrying both famous and lesser-known origins, with online store service available.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Gesha Village sits in Ethiopia's Bench Maji zone, just 12 miles from the original Geisha forest, where founders Adam Overton and Rachel Samuel identified the variety closest to Panama's legendary Geisha—the Gori Gesha landrace—and brought it back to the estate. Its tiers mirror Panama's: the Gold Label (RARITIES) comes from the Geisha 1931 variety, about 10% of total production and the estate's finest coffee outside auction lots, often chosen by competition baristas; the Red Label (GROWERS RESERVE) comes from Gori Gesha stock, about 15% of production, scores 88 or above on the SCA 100-point scale, and carries full traceability—farm block, variety, and processing date—for every batch number.

For brewing, treat it as FrontStreet Coffee does all its Geisha: a medium-light roast, ground to about 78% pass-through on a #20 sieve, brewed on a V60 at 91°C with 15g of coffee and a 1:16 ratio in three stages—bloom 30g for 30 seconds, pour to 125g, then to 225g—for a total extraction of roughly 2:10-2:20. Expect the estate's signature jasmine florals, cranberry and sweet orange, and a smooth, lingering sweetness.