Colombia Huila Montblanc Estate Washed Flower Encounter Coffee Beans - How to Brew Geisha Coffee Beans?

Colombia Geisha Blend · Hanami Coffee Beans

Origin: Huila, Colombia

Estate: Finca Montblanco

Altitude: 1900 meters

Varieties: Geisha, Caturra, Catuai

Processing: Washed

Flavor Notes: Pink pepper, chamomile, honey pomelo, honey, almond

Coffee Growing Region

Huila province in Colombia is located at the intersection of the central and eastern mountain ranges of the Andes, situated in the southern part of Colombia. The coffee growing areas of Huila are centered around Pitalito city, with coffee cultivation altitudes ranging from 1750-1950m, primarily operated by small farmers. Over the past decade, small coffee farmers have worked together, manually harvesting coffee cherries and carefully processing them, ultimately producing specialty coffee beans that showcase the regional characteristics of Huila. FrontStreet Coffee cupped multiple coffee beans from the Huila region, all featuring nutty and caramel notes as well as gentle berry acidity.

Finca Montblanco

Finca Montblanco is located on the winding mountain roads of Vereda La Tocora in Pitalito city. It is a coffee estate operated by owner Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia, with coffee cultivation tracing back to his grandfather. Finca Montblanco is situated on a hilltop with approximately 18 hectares of land. The estate has abundant water resources and complete washing and drying equipment, so most of the coffee beans produced on the estate undergo washed processing, including special processing methods derived from the washed process.

Coffee Varieties

This Geisha blend coffee bean that FrontStreet Coffee acquired is a mixture of Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai varieties. At this point, some readers might wonder whether this bean still qualifies as a single-origin coffee bean. Single-origin coffee refers to coffee beans grown in a single (same) coffee region/estate, not necessarily a single variety of coffee beans, so this Geisha blend coffee bean belongs to the category of single-origin coffee.

Initially, Caturra and Catuai coffee varieties were planted on the estate. In 2016, the owner and his team introduced the Geisha variety from Panama, which began to bear fruit in 2020 and entered mass production in 2021. Therefore, this coffee bean can be considered the first Geisha coffee bean that Finca Montblanco has sold to the market.

Washed Processing Method

The owner first performs floatation sorting on the harvested cherries to remove insufficient density/rotten coffee cherries as well as branches and stones. Then, machines are used to remove the pulp and fruit flesh. The depulped beans are placed in fermentation tanks for 18-36 hours, with the purpose of removing the mucilage layer through the acidity produced during fermentation. The fermented coffee beans are then cleaned thoroughly, and finally sun-dried to reduce the moisture content of the coffee beans to about 11%. The sun-dried coffee beans are stored with parchment until just before export, when the parchment is removed.

FrontStreet Coffee Roasting Recommendations

Since new season green beans have high moisture content, FrontStreet Coffee's roasters extend the dehydration time during the roasting process to ensure even heating between the bean surface and core. To express the sweetness, acidity, and rich aroma of this bean, a medium-light roast level is adopted for this coffee.

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FrontStreet Coffee Brewing Recommendations

Dripper: V60#01

Water Temperature: 91°C

Coffee Dose: 15g

Coffee-to-Water Ratio: 1:16

Grind Size: Medium-fine grind (77% pass-through rate on China standard #20 sieve)

Three-Stage Pouring Technique: First, pour 30g of water for a 30-second bloom. Then, using a small water flow, pour in circles to 130g and pause. When the water level drops and is about to expose the coffee bed, continue pouring to 240g and stop pouring. When the water level drops again and is about to expose the coffee bed, remove the dripper. (Timing starts from the bloom) Total extraction time is 2'15".

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