Each year we look forward to tasting the harvest from Reina de Saba. This Gesha consistently shows one of the more unique profiles for the variety, and this year's harvest is a standout expression. In the cup we find honeydew, lilac, and pomelo.
Gesha
Santa Monica, San Agustín
1,800 masl
October 30, 2025
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and de-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented for 35 hours. Dried on raised beds for 30 days.
ABOUT ALEJANDRO RENJIFO
It continues to be an honor to work with the coffees from renowned exporter and producer Alejandro Renjifo of Fairfield Trading. Alejandro has been an influential figure in the development of Colombian specialty coffee and works with many of the most well-known producers in the country. A few years ago, he began his own farming project atop San Agustín, in southern Huila, where he is now cultivating Caturra, Typica, and Gesha.
ABOUT GESHA
Gesha was originally collected from coffee forests of Ethiopia in the 1930's. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungo Research Station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in the 1953, where it was logged as accession T2722. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960’s after its tolerance to coffee leaf rust was recognized. However, it was not widely planted because the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers. Gesha came to prominence in 2005, when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the Best of Panama competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20 per pound. Since then, the variety has become a resounding favorite of brewing and roasting competition winners and coffee enthusiasts alike.
Pricing Details
DDP (USD; GREEN)
$46.56/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.