Orange blossom, rose and violet aromas with crisp, tart flavors of Northern Spy apple, peach gummies, raspberry soda, hibiscus, mango, lemon balm, anise leaf and wildflower honey. Richly floral, tart and elegant.
This is an expertly executed natural processed Gesha that delivers elegance with aplomb. The Gaia Natural Gesha processing involves whole cherry pre-fermentation with a four week drying period on raised beds. During this drying phase, tarps are periodically used to protect the cherry and control the fermentation of sugars. We hazard that this phase of the drying process is largely responsible for the compelling tart fruit qualities retained in the cup.
Since 1969, the Vohora family has operated approximately 1000 acres of high altitude farmland located around the perimeter of the Ngorongoro Crater, due west of the city of Arusha, Tanzania. Their two family farms, Gaia and Edelweiss are now in their third generation and are currently operated by the sister and brother team of Kavita and Neel Vohora.
The Gaia Natural Gesha is cultivated at their Gaia farm where they focus their efforts on innovative coffee varieties and transitional organic farming. The particular Gesha they cultivate has been sourced from a Costa Rica Gesha cultivar. This means that the Gesha seed stock which originally had been transported from Ethiopia to Panama in the 1960’s was brought to Costa Rica and then back to East Africa to their farm in Tanzania. Alongside their multiple coffee varieties they also produce a sizable macadamia nut harvest each year.
Ngorongoro Crater holds is the world’s largest intact caldera (or volcanic lake) which is over 2000’ deep. In 1959, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ngorongoro is currently home to two prides of lions, sixteen critically endangered black rhinos, innumerable flamingos, zebras, elephants, Thompson’s gazelles, baboons, leopards and jackals and offers abundant grazing land for the Maasai Mara who tend their herds here. This is breathtakingly wild and beautiful land and a truly incredible place to grow coffee.
After repose, this coffee is sealed in Grain-Pro barrier packaging at origin and then sent on its way to our Roastery where we preserve the green coffee under hermetic seal until it is roasted as part of our Barrington Green Seal Program© .
The Gaia Natural Gesha is also available alongside the Gaia Gesha as a part of our Tanzania Gesha Tasting Pair and our Gesha Sampler.