Colombia Finca La Reserva 96hr Anaerobic Honey Geisha

High in the mountains of Antioquia, Colombia, at roughly 2,000 meters, sits Finca La Reserva. Here grower Juan Felipe tends Geisha, a variety first found in the Gori Gesha forest of Ethiopia and now among the most prized in specialty coffee. We selected this lot for our roastery because it shows what careful processing can draw out of an already remarkable variety.

OriginColombia RegionAntioquia Elevation2,000m Process96hr Anaerobic Honey VarietyGeisha The Source

Finca La Reserva, Antioquia

Antioquia rises in steep, forested ridges across northwestern Colombia, a landscape that gives coffee long, cool growing cycles and dense, complex beans. Colombia ranks as the third-largest coffee producer in the world, and its industry supports more than 500,000 farming families. Finca La Reserva works within that tradition while pushing it forward, with Juan Felipe focusing since 2018 on better harvesting and experimental processing.

The farm pairs coffee production with conservation, protecting roughly 200 hectares of forest alongside its planted slopes. That elevation matters in the cup. Cherries grown this high mature slowly, concentrating sugars and acids. You can read more about how altitude shapes coffee and why these mountain lots carry such clarity.

The Craft

96 Hours Sealed, Then Honeyed

At Finca La Reserva, ripe Geisha cherries are floated to sort out the less dense beans, then depulped with some sticky mucilage left intact. The coffee ferments in sealed, oxygen-free tanks for 96 hours, an anaerobic step that steers fermentation toward bright, fruit-forward flavors. It then dries slowly on raised beds, the honey method that carries forward a layered sweetness. See how these processing methods compare.

We roast this lot to City+ in small batches, a level that keeps the floral lift and tropical fruit intact rather than burying them under roast. The goal is to let Geisha and that long fermentation speak clearly through the cup.

Jasmine Tropical Fruit Honey White Grape BodySilky AcidityBright The Cup

Floral, Fruited, and Refined

The first impression is floral, jasmine and almond blossom rising off the cup. From there it moves into vibrant tropical fruit and white grape, with bright acidity that keeps everything lively. A honeyed sweetness ties the cup together and lingers into a clean, silky finish that holds steady as the coffee cools.

Find Your Fix

A Geisha this expressive rewards methods that show off clarity. Reach for a V60, Chemex, or Beehouse to spotlight the floral and fruit notes, or pull it as a bright espresso. Browse the rest of our coffee beans and find your fix.

Roasted in small batches at our Virginia Beach roastery.

Packaged in reusable glass mason jars, returned locally for reuse. Solar-roasted.

Virginia Beach, VA