Third-generation producer Renardo Ovalle introduced Gesha to La Bolsa, adapting the variety to the conditions of the farm and eventually developing the lot the family calls Princesa Gesha—a fitting name for a coffee they describe as exceptionally delicate and floral.
The processing of this lot is equally deliberate. Ripe cherries first rest for 36 hours before being sorted through a siphon to remove underripe and lower-quality fruit. The selected cherries are then depulped and undergo an additional 15-hour dry fermentation before being washed and transferred to African raised beds.
Drying takes approximately 16 days and is managed with remarkable attention. For the first eight days, the coffee is moved every hour; beginning on the ninth day, it is turned every four hours until drying is complete. It is a level of precision intended to preserve the clarity and delicacy of the Gesha variety.
For this Modicum release, Princesa Gesha represents what we look for in coffees produced at this level: a distinctive variety, a specific place, generations of accumulated knowledge, and careful decisions made at every stage from harvest through drying.
Green Price
$19.25
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
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La Princesa Gesha
La Libertad, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
- Producer Vides Family
- Elevation 1650 MASL
- Process Washed
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Quality
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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