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The coffee is produced and exported by CGLE - Café Granja La Esperanza. This company is renowned for producing the highest quality coffee in Colombia, with all its farms being exceptionally well-known. Notable farms include Potosí, La Esperanza, Las Margaritas, Hawaii, and Cerro Azul.
Café Granja La Esperanza is particularly distinguished for its innovative natural processing techniques. As a result, their coffees, especially those processed naturally, are frequently chosen by baristas for competitions like the WBC and KNBC. Prominent varieties include Geisha, Sudan Rume, Java, Mandela, and Laurina, processed using methods such as natural, hybrid washed (fully washed), and even their exclusive X.O. Natural designed for competitions.
This review focuses on coffee from the Las Margaritas farm, located just below CGLE’s flagship farm, Cerro Azul. Their signature natural processing highlights intense fruity flavors and clearly defined flavor notes. Additionally, their coffees showcase a distinctive “boozy” character, which is presented with remarkable clarity and precision, avoiding excessive or overpowering tones. This enhances the uniqueness and clean expression of their coffees.
The Las Margaritas Geisha coffee being reviewed offers vivid notes of melon, grape, and berries, complemented by musk-like, neutral perfume tones, creating a truly unique sensory experience. In previous years, this coffee displayed pronounced “sol” herbal notes, but it has evolved to encompass a broader sensory profile, leaning toward musk and sandalwood—aromas often associated more with perfumes or wines than traditional coffee sensory profiles. It strikes a balance that aligns with the prestige of modern natural coffee trends, steering clear of overly funky or excessively high-intensity profiles. This coffee exemplifies the importance of skilled production and continuous innovation in coffee development.
The roasting profile was designed considering three factors: the origin (Central America - Colombia), the processing method (natural), and the intended roast level (light). Gas pressure was set to a medium level to achieve an optimal roasting progression.
