Colombia
Finca Buenos Aires
Israel Hernández

Israel Hernandez is a third-generation coffee producer from Tolima. This Geisha lot is sugary sweet with notes of mandarin, lemon myrtle and bergamot.

Washed process Gesha

Flavour: mandarin, lemon myrtle and bergamot

Body: Acidity:

Roast: omni (filter + espresso)

A mesmerising washed lot of Geisha produced by Israel Hernandez, who reached 4th place in Colombia’s Cup of Excellence 2020.

VERY SPECIAL

After last month’s VS trifecta (Los Tres Mosquteros), the stakes are high. But this clean Geisha will do just as fine. We’ve featured Israel’s coffee previously for the exact same reasons: high quality of processing and flavour. This time, we’ve made room for him in the VS shelf because it’s a tiny lot of one of the best varietals, showing up in the cup as sweet and citrusy. Really bright.

THE FARM & PRODUCER

Israel Hernandez is a third-generation coffee producer from Rioblanco (Tolima, Colombia). At 15, his father had already taught him everything about coffee, from fertilisation to the post-harvest processes. It was back then when he started dreaming about running his own coffee farm, owning his own business.

In 2005, Israel purchased a small piece of land in a countryside town called Uribe. Just in front of it was an already established and beautiful coffee farm to which he would stare every day. After gathering some savings, he was able to buy it and start realising his dream. He called his farm Buenos Aires (‘good airs’ in Spanish) because of its perfect weather and altitude.

The main varieties growing there are Caturra and Castillo. In 2016, he learned about Geisha’s great potential for quality and income, so he decided to plant 1200 trees.

He also reached out to receive training about managing this new varietal, as he soon realised that producing specialty coffee required much more attention to detail and delicate work. “Through specialty coffee, I’ve learned to love the product because it’s a beautiful way to be profitable and move forward in life.”

For Israel, receiving recognition for his hard work is very satisfying. In fact, one of his Geisha lots made it to 4th place in Colombia’s Cup of Excellence 2020. He says he continuously produces coffee with all his love because he believes that his coffee speaks for him to the whole world.

THIS LOT’S VARIETAL & PROCESS

This small lot is made of only perfectly ripe red Geisha cherries, grown under the shade of Guamo and Plantain trees. It has been fully washed and traditionally fermented, then dried on house-type covered raised African beds until achieving Israel’s perfect moisture level.

ENJOY

We hope you enjoy this coffee. Please visit our online brew guides or email us anytime for tips on how to make the most of this coffee!

Sourcing and ingredients

100% Gesha coffee beans, provided by Caravela and roasted by us on Gadigal land / Sydney.

Green coffee certified Fairtrade.

Country grade: Unknown ?

Packaging

Bag: ABA Certified home compostable
Label: Recyclable
Valve (on bags larger than 250g): General waste
Coffee ordered online is shipped in a recyclable cardboard box

Brewing this coffee

We recommend brewing this coffee 15–49 days post-roast. If pre-ground, brew as soon as possible. Our advice on storing coffee.

1:3
dose:yield
ratio

To brew on espresso, we recommend using 20g of beans (dose) to get 60g of espresso out (yield), during 24-28 seconds.

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g yield

View the how to brew espresso (single origin) guide.

1:16.7
beans:water
ratio

To brew in infusion/fed brewers (V60, Chemex) use a ratio of 1:16.7 ratio of beans:water.

g beans

g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:14.3
beans:water
ratio

To brew in immersion brewers (plunger, AeroPress, Kalita, batch brewer) we recommend using a 1:14.3 ratio of beans:water

g beans

g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:12
beans:water
ratio

To brew as cold brew we recommend using a 1:12 ratio of beans:water

g beans

g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

Producer: Israel Hernández
Country: Colombia
Region: Tolima
Altitude: 1830m above sea level
Varietals: Gesha
Process: washed
Harvested: June 2023
Body: Light
Acidity: Bright
Tasting notes: Mandarin, lemon myrtle and bergamot
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Varietals

Gesha varietal

An exceptionally high quality variety that has grown in popularity, Gesha is named after the town of Gesha in Ethiopia where the seeds originated.

The location

Coffee from Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and benefits greatly from having one of the most unique and complex set of micro-climates of all coffee producing nations.

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.