Colombia — Valle del Cauca, Las Margaritas

Weight: 200g, 100g

Cultivar: Gesha

Producer: Café Granja La Esperanza | CGLE

Farm: Las Margaritas

Elevation: 1,648–1,852 m.a.s.l.

Process: Washed

Tasting Notes: Jasmine • Blackberry • Stone Fruit

Why This Coffee Matters

The Las Margaritas Washed Gesha is a transparent expression of one of the world's most celebrated coffee cultivars. Produced as part of Café Granja La Esperanza's Singular Series, this lot demonstrates how careful cultivation and restrained processing can reveal the remarkable elegance of Gesha without overshadowing its natural character.

Delicate florals lead into vibrant dark fruit and stone fruit sweetness, supported by lively citrus acidity and a silky, creamy body. Every stage of production is designed to preserve clarity, allowing the coffee's genetics and terroir to remain the defining features of the cup.

For Ogni, this coffee represents craftsmanship through precision—where every decision, from harvest to drying, serves to express origin with purity and balance.

Producer Background

Café Granja La Esperanza (CGLE) is one of Colombia's most influential specialty coffee producers and a global leader in the cultivation of rare cultivars and precision coffee production. Owned by the Herrera family, CGLE has spent decades refining farming, processing, and quality control across its collection of farms in Valle del Cauca.

Their coffees have become fixtures in international Brewers Cup and Barista Championship competitions, earning a reputation for exceptional consistency, scientific cultivation, and uncompromising quality.

Las Margaritas is one of CGLE's flagship farms, producing some of the estate's finest Gesha, Sudan Rumé, Sidra, Laurina, Mandela, and other rare cultivars.

About the Cultivar

Originally collected from the Gesha forests of Ethiopia, Gesha has become the benchmark for exceptional specialty coffee through its extraordinary aromatic complexity and refined cup profile.

When cultivated under ideal conditions, Gesha is celebrated for:

• Elegant floral aromatics
• Bright citrus character
• Refined stone fruit sweetness
• Tea-like elegance
• Silky mouthfeel
• Exceptional balance and clarity

At Las Margaritas, the cultivar develops a distinctly Colombian expression, combining expressive florals with ripe fruit sweetness and remarkable precision.

About the Process

Washed

Only perfectly ripe cherries are selected before flotation removes lower-density fruit. The cherries undergo approximately 18 hours of open-tank fermentation, followed by depulping and a further 24 hours of aerobic fermentation.

After fermentation, the remaining mucilage is carefully washed away before the coffee is dried in mechanically controlled drying silos for 3–5 days at approximately 38°C. The coffee then rests in climate-controlled storage maintained between 18–19°C to stabilize moisture and preserve cup quality.

This carefully managed washed process enhances sweetness and complexity while maintaining exceptional clarity, allowing the Gesha cultivar to remain the focal point of the cup.

Terroir

Las Margaritas is located near Caicedonia in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, where the combination of elevation and climate creates ideal conditions for producing exceptional coffee.

The farm benefits from:

• Elevations of 1,648–1,852 meters
• Annual rainfall of approximately 2,267 mm
• Warm daytime temperatures ranging from 15–31°C
• High relative humidity throughout the growing season
• Carefully managed growing conditions across a 9.58-hectare coffee farm

These conditions encourage slow cherry maturation and produce coffees known for:

• Floral elegance
• Vibrant fruit expression
• Bright, refined acidity
• Creamy texture
• Outstanding sweetness and balance

Brewing Recommendations

Excellent for:

★★★★★ V60

★★★★★ Origami

★★★★★ Orea

★★★★★ April Brewer

★★★★★ Kalita Wave

★★★★★ AeroPress

★★★★★ Espresso

As a filter coffee, Las Margaritas Washed Gesha showcases its layered florals and refined fruit with exceptional clarity. Prepared as a modern light espresso, it offers elegant sweetness, vibrant citrus acidity, and a silky mouthfeel.

Suggested Starting Parameters

Ratio: 1:15–1:16

Water Temperature: 93–95°C

Grind: Medium-Coarse

Drawdown: 2:30–3:30

Water Mineralization: 80 ppm