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Yilver Pajoy Gesha
Specs
Producers Yilver Pajoy
Farm Finca El Arayan
Region Alto Cañada, La Plata, Huila, Colombia
Harvest Late 2024
Varieties Gesha
Process Double Fermented Washed
Altitude 1,860 masl
Importer Osito
Yilver Pajoy
Producer Profile
Yilver Pajoy is a second generation coffee farmer located in the municipality of La Plata in Huila. We first met Yilver in 2021 when we judged the predecessor competition to the Copa de Oro in Huila and were very impressed by the quality of his coffee then. Yilver has been growing coffee for 14 years on his 2,500 hectare farm, Finca El Arayan which sits on steep hills at 1,800 masl. In addition to Gesha, he grows Caturra and Chiroso alongside non-coffee crops like beans. While not a finalist in the competition, this lot was picked out by Subtext's head roaster during the previous Copa de Oro producer compeition held by our importing partner Osito.
Brewing Yilver Pajoy's Gesha
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a medium-coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
Huila, Colombia
Of the many growing regions in Colombia, the mountainous department of Huila in the south west of the country grows the most coffee. Huila enjoys a wide diversity of micro-climates, temperatures, altitudes and coffee varieties. In fact, coffee is grown in 35 of Huila's 37 municipalities. All of this means that the coffee coming out of this region is as diverse as the variables that influence its production.
Gesha
The famed and highly sought-after Gesha variety is originally from Ethiopia. It was transported to Latin America in the 1950s where it was noted for its tolerance to leaf rust. In 2005, the variety was "rediscovered" when it won that year's Best of Panama competition. Since then, it has gone on to break price records at auction year after year and has been planted by farmers across Latin America in hopes of securing high prices.
The variety itself is highly demanding, and it requires high elevations in order to really deliver the exceptional floral, jasmine and stone fruit cup characteristics it is so famous for. There are actually a number of genetically distinct varieties that carry the name Gesha, and most have been traced back to Landraces from the same geographic area in Ethiopia.
Double Fermented Washed
Coffee undergoes a 36 hr dry fermentation with cherries intact. Coffee is then depulped and further dry fermented for another 36 hours, rinsed and put out to dry on a parabolic greenhouse solar dryer for 18 days.