• Zeo Geisha by El Paraíso
  • Zeo Geisha by El Paraíso
  • Zeo Geisha by El Paraíso

Zeo Geisha by El Paraíso

Colombia

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As close to zero fermentation as possible, Zeo offers a profile that tastes like no coffee you've tasted before but exactly like coffee should.

Zeo is the latest innovation from a team redefining the world of coffee processing. In every process, fermentation is both necessary and inevitable. Diego Bermudez and Finca El Paraíso however have developed a technique to remove seed from cherry with virtually no fermentation at all. The goal: to present a geisha in it's purest form, as a cup with the closest possible expression to its fruit.

To start El Paraíso cultivate the best geisha possible by selectively growing the seedlings for this lot. To capture the clean, complex, and floral qualities the varietal is prized for takes a few careful steps.

Cherries of optimal ripeness are hand-picked, immersed in an ozone bath to remove impurities and microbes and then frozen at -40°C in 4hrs. The frozen fruit is moved to a vacuum drying chamber where a combination of zeolites (a compound with a high absorption rate) and negative pressure rapidly dehydrate the coffee cherries and preserves the Geisha's natural structure, colour, and flavour. The result is a no-fermentation coffee that's never been heated and has the dehydrated pulp still intact.

A process that takes less than 10hrs from harvest, delivers an experience of the rarity of geisha in its truest form – as a fruit.

Expect a cup with a light body, beautiful progressive stone fruit acidity, round sweetness, with notes of jasmine, lemongrass, apricot, and litchi (very much like biting into the fruit of a geisha cherry).

This is a 48g jar from our new Rare Release® category. It is roasted to order and will only be shipped as wholebean. 

Tasting Notes

Cupping
Jasmine, litchi, apricot, custard, lemongrass
12g coffee (EK43 10.5), 200g water (91.5º), 10-14mins

​​Filter
Jasmine, honey, kiwi, apricot, gooseberry, lemongrass
15g coffee (EK43 11), 250g water (91º), 3:00 – 3:30mins, V60, 5 equal pours

​Espresso
Pomegranate, apricot, jasmine, lingering litchi finish
18g coffee (EK43 0.6), 50g yield, 30-35secs, pulled over Paragon Espresso

Details
  • Producer: Diego Samuel Bermuedez of Finca El Paraíso
  • Region: Tunía, Cauca, Colombia
  • Variety: Geisha
  • Altitude: 1960masl
  • Cup Score: 89.75
  • Process: Sublimation dried with zeolites 
  • Weight: 48g
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🗺 Arrival depends on where you're based —within Johannesburg orders will often arrive the day after you receive tracking information, other major centres will usually receive orders 2 days after you get a tracking number in your inbox, outlying areas may take up to 3 days.

💫 We ship free to all of South Africa on orders over R699, for orders below this value a R70 delivery fee will be included at Checkout.

You can also opt for a store pickup at our Kramerville Roastery or Rosebank Cafe, just select this option at Checkout. We'll send you a "ready to collect" notification as soon as your order is, well, ready to collect.

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🛫 We currently offer international shipping to: EU & UK, USA & Canada, Australia & New Zealand, and the UAE. We'll be adding more countries and regions soon, so check back if shipping to yours isn't available yet! Or pop us a mail to make us hurry up.

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