King Arthur Geisha

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Finca Puerto Arturo

Elkin Arcila

Elkin is so proud to present his first Geisha lot. He has a wealth of knowledge within as a coffee grower and he is always looking for new methods to improve the quality of his coffee.

Elkin has been working with his community in Specialty Coffee, he is the founder of a school for young baristas in Támesis, Antioquia, where they can develop sensorial skills and learn about the importance of quality in coffee.

His farm has 580 trees of Geisha variety in production, another 1800 trees will produce their first harvest at the end of 2020.

Colombia

January -March 2020

Elkin has a very strict cherry selection criteria on his farm, once the cherries are picked he uses the washed process method. After screening, only the ripe cherries are allowed into the de-pulping machine. The fermentation process period takes roughly 36 hours. After fermentation, the coffee is washed and sun-dried on patios and drying beds until 11% humidity, then a coffee sample is taken to the Lab.

HARVEST

Score: 88

Variety: Geisha

Beans: 100% Arabica

Taste: Delightful floral notes, grapefruit, and honey. Creamy body and well balanced taste.

Coffee Lab: TmO

COFFEE LAB

May 10 -2020

According to the score 88 Colombian Artisan Coffee offer to Elkin 300% more than the market price.

Elkin happily agreed .

The coffee is weighed and stored in Colombian Artisan Coffee warehouse under right conditions to preserve the right humidity and quality.

1 week later the coffee is shipped to the milling in Medellin

TRADE

June 2020

The parchment is milled carefully by farm and screen size over 16 is packed in grain pro bags and coffee sacks to preserve the right humidity and quality.

3 sacks of King Arthur Geisha are ready to be exported from Colombia to the UK.

LOT PACKING

July 2020

The micro-lot from King Arthur is ready for export.