{"product_id":"guatemala-el-injerto-geisha-los-nogales-auction-lot-washed-light-roast","title":"Guatemala El Injerto Geisha Los Nogales Auction Lot -Washed-Light Roast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order — Roasting October 7th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis coffee is a pre-order. It will be roasted fresh on Wednesday, October 7th, and orders placed before then will ship shortly after roasting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfumed florals, vibrant peach, and bergamot open the cup, carried on a silky, almost weightless mouthfeel that finishes ethereal and clean. This is a washed Geisha in the most classic sense — the variety's fame distilled into a single, precise cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Personal Favorite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the washed Geishas we've tasted from origins around the world, El Injerto's are among our very favorites. There's a purity to how they express the variety — the jasmine-and-bergamot perfume, the tea-like delicacy, the long floral finish — that captures exactly what made Geisha famous in the first place. This Los Nogales lot is a benchmark expression of the variety, from a farm that has spent decades proving it can grow Geisha as well as anyone on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Los Nogales Lot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLos Nogales is one of El Injerto's specific Geisha plots, planted with the farm's G1 Geisha selection and processed separately from the estate's other named blocks (Los Pinos, Las Milpas, La Calaca) so each plot's character can be evaluated and auctioned on its own merits. In recent Guatemala Cup of Excellence competitions, the washed Los Nogales lot has been described by official cuppers as having a \"vibrant flavor profile dominated by floral notes, with a juicy fruity touch of peach, tangerine, and grapefruit,\" balanced by brown sugar and honey sweetness with a clean, smooth, long-lasting body (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org\/el-injerto-2024-pca\/\"\u003eAlliance for Coffee Excellence\u003c\/a\u003e). Washed Los Nogales lots have drawn strong interest from roasters worldwide at auction, regularly trading well above general market Geisha prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Finca El Injerto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinca El Injerto is a family-owned estate in La Libertad, Huehuetenango, in Guatemala's northwestern highlands near the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. Jesús Aguirre Panamá acquired the land in 1874, originally growing sugarcane, corn, beans, and tobacco; coffee was planted around 1900, and the farm took its name — El Injerto, \"the graft\" — from a fruit native to the area. The Aguirre family has worked the land continuously since 1956, and the farm is now run by its third and fourth generations, Arturo Aguirre Escobar and Arturo Aguirre Jr. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fincaelinjerto.com\/the-farm\/\"\u003eFinca El Injerto\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Injerto's plantations span roughly 1,500 to 1,920 meters above sea level in mineral-rich, non-volcanic soil, with the most delicate and exotic varieties — Geisha, Pacamara, and SL28 — planted at the highest, coolest elevations under a diverse shade canopy. The estate is widely regarded as the most decorated farm in Guatemalan specialty coffee history: it is the only coffee farm ever to win Guatemala's Cup of Excellence 1st place award eight times, across Bourbon, Pacamara, and Geisha lots, and it has been recognized as Guatemala's Exporter of the Year (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fincaelinjerto.com\/awards\/\"\u003eFinca El Injerto Awards\u003c\/a\u003e). El Injerto's Geisha lots have set some of the highest prices ever paid at coffee auction, including an $81.50\/lb sale reported by the New York Times and, in 2012, a nano-lot that realized $500.50\/lb (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blackoutcoffee.com\/blogs\/the-reading-room\/guatemalan-coffee-brings-highest-price-ever-paid-for-coffee-beans\"\u003eBlackout Coffee\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWashed Process\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe cherries are hand-picked, floated to remove defects, and depulped the same day. The parchment is fermented in glazed-tile tanks until it reaches the desired fermentation point, then washed clean with fresh water and soaked for 24 hours before moving to raised beds and patios for drying. The result is the clarity and brightness classically associated with washed Geisha — florals and delicate fruit with nothing to mute them.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 10lb of this Los Nogales auction lot was available to us — once it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Moment of Paradise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreat this one gently. Brew it as a pour-over with a slightly coarser grind and slightly cooler water (200°F) than usual — Geishas this delicate reward a slower, softer extraction that lets the florals and peach come forward without tipping into astringency. Take a moment to smell the dry grounds and the bloom before you pour; the aromatics alone are worth savoring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paradise Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"4oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":52531350241570,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES-4","price":955.16,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4oz \/ Auto Drip","offer_id":52531350274338,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES-4-AD","price":955.16,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4oz \/ French Press","offer_id":52531350307106,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES-4-FP","price":955.16,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":52531350339874,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES","price":2785.89,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12oz \/ Auto Drip","offer_id":52531350372642,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES-AD","price":2785.89,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12oz \/ French Press","offer_id":52531350405410,"sku":"GUAT-INJERTO-NOGALES-FP","price":2785.89,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7057\/files\/IMG-1086.jpg?v=1730762894","url":"https:\/\/paradiseroasters.com\/en-hk\/products\/guatemala-el-injerto-geisha-los-nogales-auction-lot-washed-light-roast","provider":"Paradise Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}