Moxie Ethiopia Gesha Village Gaylee Illubabor Whole Bean

2.8oz / 80g Whole Bean
Notes: Dried Fruit, Rose, Cherimoya, Elderberry, Delicate
Region: Gesha Village, Bench Maji, Gaylee Lot,
Producer: Adam Overton, Gesha Village
Varietal: Illubabor Forest Gesha
Process: Semi-Anaerobic Honey
Elevation: 1931 - 2040 m
 
From Gesha Village:
 
"These special micro-lots, accounting for 15% of our production, exhibit superior flavor attributes and excellent cup quality, scoring 88 points and above on the SCA’s 100-point scale.
 
This type of coffee is produced by fermenting freshly harvested cherries inside jute bags in a sub-terrain concrete tank for 60 hours. The fermented cherries are then pulped and shade-dried on raised African beds for 16 days."
 
From Momos:
 
"Adam Overton, producer of Gesha Village, is an American who was originally a film director. At the time, he was filming a coffee documentary with coffee expert Willem Boot, and a cup of Gesha coffee completely changed his life. Deeply impressed by the gorgeous floral aroma and clean mouthfeel of Panama Gesha coffee, Adam, along with Willem Boot and his Ethiopian wife Rachel Samuel, began exploring Ethiopia in search of the origin of Gesha. This soon led to their determination to grow coffee, and they began conducting various research on the origin of Gesha coffee. After about two years of exploration, they discovered the Gori Gesha Forest in the southwest. This is also the origin of the Gesha variety, and they have been working on the 'Gesha Village' project since 2011 to reproduce the Gesha variety discovered in this forest in 1931.
 
"Rachel, you know, when we first met here ten years ago, our lives have changed a lot. We were living in Ethiopia, but we were completely cut off from civilization, and the animal life and our life were at a level that was hard to pin down. But now, 10 years later, the children are getting an education thanks to you guys, and we are getting paid every month for our 'work'." - During an interview with farm members of Gesha Village, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year Ethiopia is a representative coffee producing region that comes to mind first when you think of 'coffee', but its social and economic infrastructure, including facilities for growing and processing coffee, is poor. Despite this situation, I think we can introduce good quality Ethiopian coffee to you thanks to the efforts of various people who are trying to maintain a sustainable Ethiopian coffee industry.
 
Gesha Village, located near the Gori Gesha Forest, which gave birth to the Gesha variety, was an absolute advantage in coffee cultivation, but it was also a place that could be said to be ‘cut off from civilization,’ so the owners of the farm, Adam and Rachel, have been constantly making efforts to coexist with the indigenous people. In order to coexist with the indigenous people living here, they sponsored two schools adjacent to the farm and employed local people on the coffee farm, which has had a positive effect on the local community. This seems to be an area where Gesha Village’s coffee can be recognized as more valuable.
 
Gesha Village is divided into 8 districts, and Micro Lot Coffee, through detailed district management, maximizes unique individuality and quality characteristics through individual harvesting and drying processes."