This is our second year purchasing coffee from Marlene Rojas. She produced one of our favorite Geshas from Peru last year, and we are excited to have her coffee again this season. In the cup we find ripe peach, white florals, and fresh blueberries.
Gesha
Inkawasi, Cusco
2,050 masl
November 2025
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and de-pulped on the day of harvest. Dry-fermented for 30 hours. Dried on raised beds.
ABOUT MARLENE ROJAS
Last fall, we spent significant time exploring southern Peru and the Cusco region, and we continue to be blown away. The extreme altitudes, unique varieties, and exceptional cup quality exceed expectations. Marlene Rojas’ coffee was among the first we tasted from Santa Teresa and played a key role in our desire to explore the region further. Incredibly complex, her coffee is a clear expression of the remarkable quality emerging from this special place.
ABOUT GESHA
Gesha was originally collected from coffee forests of Ethiopia in the 1930's. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungo Research Station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in the 1953, where it was logged as accession T2722. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960’s after its tolerance to coffee leaf rust was recognized. However, it was not widely planted because the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers. Gesha came to prominence in 2005, when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the Best of Panama competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20 per pound. Since then, the variety has become a resounding favorite of brewing and roasting competition winners and coffee enthusiasts alike.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE (USD; GREEN)
$26.97/KG
FOB
$38.58/KG
DDP
$41.74/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.