Leonardo Henao

Tasting Notes: White Peach, Orange Sherbet, Chrysanthemum

This is a very tasty Colombian Gesha from Leonardo Henao's farm in Santa Barbara "El Jardín". Leonardo and his brother Felipe won the 2020 Colombia cup of excellence with their Chiroso! It's not particularly surprising to see how they managed that when you taste how meticulously processed this coffee is. It captures some of the enhanced fruit flavors that a well executed Kenya-style washing process brings without the funk that is often found in other Colombian coffees with extra fermentation steps.

In the aroma we find notable amounts of white peach followed by zesty citrus like blood orange and bergamot, along with herbal leaning florals like chrysanthemum and violet. On the taste, the peach hits up front, quickly turns into a creamy sweet citrus note like orange sherbet, and ends with an interesting herbal chrysanthemum tea finish.

We do find a little bit of fade flavor in this green so it will have a discounted price on what was otherwise a moderately pricey Gesha. It tastes too good to let go to waste and will have a huge enjoyment to cost ratio for those not too sensitive to the fade flavor.