Ethiopia Gesha Village Dimma Illubabor Washed (Red Label )

Origin: Ethiopia

Farm/Region: Gesha Village Coffee Farm | SNNPR Region (Bench Maji Zone) | Gori Gesha Forest

Altitude: 1,966 – 2,019 m

Variety: Illubabor Forest 1974

Process: Washed

Tasting Notes

Citrus, Sugarcane, Mangosteen, Brown Sugar

Farm History

Gesha Village Coffee Farm was founded in 2011 by Adam Overton and Rachel Samuel, located in the far western reaches of Ethiopia's West Omo Zone, just kilometers from the South Sudanese border. The 471-hectare estate sits approximately 20 km from the Gori Gesha forest—the true birthplace of the Panamanian Geisha variety. The founders selected this site for its high elevation, ample rainfall, ideal temperatures, and virgin forest soils, planting wild Gesha varieties sourced from the Gori Gesha forest and dedicating themselves to building a world-class specialty coffee industry at the very origin of Gesha.

Processing Story

The Washed Process is one of Gesha Village's most classic processing methods. Ripe coffee cherries are hand-picked and carefully sorted before being pulped and depulped to remove as much mucilage as possible. The beans then undergo dry fermentation (without added water), allowing the coffee to develop its flavor profile through contact with the remaining fruit sugars. After fermentation, the beans are thoroughly washed with clean water, then moved to raised drying beds under shade for slow, even drying. This process preserves the variety's purest floral aromatics and bright acidity, resulting in a clean, vibrant cup.