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About Finca Costa Rica Geisha
A quarter of a century ago (that’s 25 years for all you non-math folks!), Faver Ninco began his coffee journey when he learned most of what he knows from his father and neighbors. Then, a handful of years ago, he became interested in specialty coffee and its varieties. This interest came in conjunction with his four children’s involvement in their coffee operation as well.
Now, each of the family members owns their own coffee plants and selects the varieties they want to grow to contribute to the growth of the farm. We think that’s such a fun way to encourage excitement and allow ownership over their plants. Between them all, they have nearly 20,000 trees and grow varieties such as caturra, pink bourbon, geisha, papayo, and java. This lot is 100% geisha.
The Coffee Quest (the green coffee partner that facilitated the purchasing of this lot) runs a yearly competition — Huila Mágico — in Colombia to highlight the coffees of the Huila region (a very popular coffee growing region). Finca Costa Rica won the 3rd Edition of this competition!
This lot showcases the classic characteristics of a geisha variety — delicate and floral — alongside the complex and juicy tropical acidity that is often found in very high-grown coffees (typically 2,000+ masl).
It’s a special coffee from a special family and we’re thrilled to be a small part in bringing this beautiful brew to you!
REGION: Santa Maria, Huila, Colombia
FARM: Finca Costa Rica
PRODUCER: Faver Ninco
VARIETAL: Geisha
ALTITUDE: 2,005 Meters
PROCESS: Washed, Extended Fermentation, Dried in Greenhouses
Sourced from our partners at The Coffee Quest.
Tastes like
Bergamot, Tropical, Honey
Brewing Recommendation
While we strive to roast our coffees to be enjoyable using any brewing method, try this coffee on Chemex.
Chemex Brewing Ratio - 1:16 [i.e. 25g coffee and 400g water]
We ship almost all orders same or next day, Monday-Friday. We ship via USPS and typically orders take 2-5 days arrive. (But, as you may know, once we drop your package off, shipping times are out of our control.)
The coffee is usually roasted within one business day (Monday-Friday) of shipment. We recommend waiting at least 3-4 days after the roasting date before brewing. (And we think the sweet spot is around 2 weeks!)
All our coffees will be somewhere in the vicinity of a light to medium roast.
The way we approach roasting coffees is called 'profile roasting' meaning that we create a unique roasting profile for each coffee based on the characteristics of each bean (density, size, moisture level within the bean, etc) and how it reacts while roasting so that we can get what we believe to be the best expression possible for each of our coffees!
Lucky for you, any of our coffees can be brewed as espresso!
We aim to roast our coffee so that it tastes great in a variety of brew methods. (Fun fact: espresso is a brew method, not a type of coffee bean!)
If one of our offerings sounds good to you, we bet you’ll like it on espresso too! But, we always like to suggest Tres Banderas as a starting point for espresso.
No, most of our coffees aren’t ‘certified’ organic. But!! That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not grown using organic processes. For many of the farms/mills that we purchase coffee from, the cost of the certification could put them out of business — new and separate equipment, cost of application process, the time spent going through certification (multiple years), etc. You can read more on the topic in our blog post here.
We are not officially fair trade certified and typically do not purchase Fair Trade certified coffees. We believe the system is a good one, and has helped many farmers and families earn a better living, however, one thing it does not address well is quality of product, and we typically pay much higher prices for higher quality.
Fair trade usually offers farmers a small premium (about $.40) on top of whatever the current market price for coffee is. We either work directly with producers or importers that already pay well above Fair Trade prices for high quality coffees. We pay top prices for great coffees regardless of any certification. Please feel free toreach out to us if you have any other questions regarding our buying practices.
Your enthusiastic satisfaction with your order is our top priority! If you are dissatisfied with your purchase, please contact us to discuss available options.
You have 30 calendar days to return an item from the date the order was placed. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it in and must be in the original packaging.
Please note that we cannot accept returns on coffee because it is a perishable item. If we made an error in fulfilling your coffee order, we will, of course, make it right! Just contact us and we’ll get everything sorted.
Visit our full FAQ page or send us a note at hello@crema-coffee.com.