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Mauricio Shattah Red Geisha
PEACH | HONEY | BLACK TEA
This washed Geisha from Mauricio Shattah is vibrant, elegant, and deeply expressive. We're so excited about it that we submitted it into a coffee roasting competition called the Global Coffee Awards.
We’ve reserved a limited number of bags from our July 28th roast, which we froze immediately after roasting to preserve its freshness and character. Each bag will remain frozen until your order is placed, then be removed from the freezer and shipped to you the same day.
This omniroast has been optimized for filter, but a well trained barista will definitely be able to pull tasty shots with it.
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A COMPETITION-QUALITY GEISHA
I first heard of Mauricio Shattah via a WhatsApp message from a respected friend and coffee farmer, Ratibor Hartmann. Ratibor told me, “Next time you’re in Colombia, you must meet Mauricio. His personality and his coffee will blow you away.” I immediately called Mauricio and had a great conversation about coffee quality, the state of farming, and we both lamented the haphazard way in which coffee is grown and processed.
Through our conversations and time spent at the farm, I am convinced Mauricio will be one of the world’s best coffee producers. This Geisha is proof of that fact.
Mauricio is not your average coffee farmer. He is a retired doctor (oncologist) who developed a relentless passion for coffee. Mauricio is an avid reader and is taking a science-first approach to coffee that will only lead him to greatness. He is growing over 18 varieties of coffee on his farm, and around eight of them are presently in production. This offering is a truly delicious and rare Geisha.
In 2012, Mauricio’s wife Liliana wanted to buy a property in the countryside as a refuge from the busyness of their Bogota life. Mauricio was becoming interested in coffee and agreed to buy some property with the condition that he would be allowed to plant coffee on their property. So they found a lovely piece of land nestled in a valley in the mountains of Tolima, near the town of Ibagué, and with a view of the famous Sierra Nevada: a snow-capped mountain.
The farm, called “La Negrita,” which is named for Liliana’s nickname, is idyllic. Its geographic location, weather, access to water, surrounding vegetation, and elevation make it a prime location for growing great coffee.
When Mauricio began planting La Negrita, he didn’t want to replicate the standard monoculture Colombian coffee farm. He wanted to grow many exotic varieties, each of which would result in a unique profile.
He also recently built a climate-controlled warehouse to store all of his coffee prior to export. Climate-controlled warehouses are unheard of in the coffee world. Needless to say, Mauricio is an innovator, and we are excited to be working with him and learning together.
This coffee was frozen immediately on arrival in Calgary to preserve freshness.
– Sebastian
