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Notes from the field.
Origin reports, brewing science, and the craft of specialty coffee from Cusco.
Why Is Gesha Coffee So Expensive? Yield, Altitude, Labour and Auctions
Gesha is expensive for four reasons that stack on top of each other: the plant gives less coffee than other varieties, it only shows its best at high altitude, everything from p...
Red Gesha vs Yellow Gesha: Same Farm, Same Process, Two Different Cups
Both grow at Finca Nueva Alianza in Cusco and are processed the same way. The difference in the cup comes from the tree.
SL09 vs Gesha: Why Peru's "Inca Gesha" Is Not a Gesha
Peru's "Inca Gesha" turned out to be SL09, a forgotten Kenyan selection that is genetically nowhere near Gesha. We roast both from one farm in Cusco. Here is how they differ in ...
Yellow Gesha: One Hectare in Santa Teresa
Yellow-fruited coffee cherries. Photo: eli hirtzel, Unsplash. In 2020, Dwight Aguilar Masias planted one hectare of Gesha that fruits yellow instead of red. He already had two C...
SL09 Coffee: The Forgotten Selection Variety
In the world of specialty coffee, certain varieties become legends. Gesha. Bourbon. Typica. Pacamara. Coffee drinkers learn their names, debate their merits, and chase their fla...
What Is Gesha Coffee? The Complete Guide for 2026
Gesha is the most coveted coffee variety in the world. It has won more competitions, broken more auction records, and inspired more obsession among specialty coffee drinkers tha...
Panama Geisha vs Peru Gesha: Why the Spelling Tells You Everything
Spell the word. Geisha or Gesha? If you said Geisha, you have Panama on the brain. If you said Gesha, you’ve been reading World Coffee Research. Or maybe talking to producers in...
