Colombia
Gesha - Wilton Benitez
Gesha - Wilton Benitez
Thermal Shock Anaerobic Washed / Wet
Geisha
1900
Regular
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What to Expect
This is Wilton Benitez's Gesha from Granja Paraiso in Cauca, processed with thermal shock anaerobic fermentation. Expect a floral, intensely aromatic cup with pronounced sweetness and a delicate, tea-like body. The thermal shock process amplifies the Gesha's natural elegance, pushing lychee, rose water, and citrus peel into sharp focus.
The Cup
The body is light and silky, almost ethereal. This is a tea-like coffee with a refined mouthfeel that doesn't weigh you down. Acidity is bright and citric, with a clean, sparkling quality that carries the floral and stone fruit notes through the finish. The thermal shock anaerobic process intensifies sweetness and clarity without tipping into funky territory. It's clean, complex, and precise. If you're used to heavier, chocolatey coffees, this will feel like a different drink entirely.
Who This Is For
This is for drinkers who appreciate delicate, floral coffees and want to experience what controlled fermentation can do to an already exceptional variety. If you enjoy nuance over power, this will reward careful brewing.
If you prefer a bold, full-bodied cup with low acidity and straightforward chocolate notes, this will feel too light and too bright.
Best for: Adventurous filter drinkers who love floral, fruit-forward coffees and want to explore high-end processing.
How to Brew This Coffee
A V60 will give you maximum clarity and let the lychee and rose water notes shine without interference. Filter methods like Chemex or Kalita Wave work beautifully here, preserving the delicate body and floral character. An Aeropress with a light touch (lower temperature, shorter brew time) can highlight the sweetness while keeping the tea-like texture intact.
Colombia
Gesha - Wilton Benitez
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Description from Roaster
Wilton Benitez is a coffee producer with a wealth of experience in growing unique, highly sought-after coffee varieties. His journey led him to study fermentation techniques used in industries like wine, beer and cheese production. With this knowledge, he began meticulously co...Description from Roaster
Wilton Benitez is a coffee producer with a wealth of experience in growing unique, highly sought-after coffee varieties. His journey led him to study fermentation techniques used in industries like wine, beer and cheese production. With this knowledge, he began meticulously controlling variables in coffee processing, such as sugar content, pH levels, and the length of fermentation.
Three key factors give Wilton’s coffee its distinctive, refined flavour: the specialised fermentation process, the carefully selected microorganisms at each stage, and the unique method of soaking along with thermal shocking to develop complex flavours.
This description comes from Clifton Coffee Roasters UK, who roasts this coffee. For the fullest product detail, you can also see their own listing at Clifton Coffee Roasters
Ways to Brew
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V60
A curated selection for pour-over precision, chosen for the clarity the V60 rewards. We analyse each coffee for the vibrant acidity and complex, well-defined flavour that this method articulates so well, giving you bright, expressive single origins and blends that reveal every note when you dial in your pour. Ready to brew? Read how to brew with a V60.
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Filter
Coffees curated for batch and pour-over filter brewing, assessed individually for the qualities this gentle, even extraction brings out. These are beans with the transparency and layered flavour that filter is loved for, chosen for their brightness and balance to deliver a clean, easy-drinking pot every time. For technique and ratios, read how to brew filter coffee.
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Aeropress
A curated range of coffees suited to the Aeropress, selected on their own merits through our attribute analysis. We look for the clarity and balance this fast, pressure-assisted method rewards, so whether you brew short and concentrated or long and clean, each bean here is chosen to give you a bright, well-defined cup. Want to get the most from yours? See our Aeropress brewing guide.
Clifton Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2001 in Bristol, Clifton Coffee began as a specialist service provider for espresso machines supporting the city’s independent coffee businesses. As the company grew, it expanded into coffee wholesale, helping to supply high-quality coffee to a growing network of customers. Ahead of its time, Clifton Coffee also introduced barista training to support its partners, helping to raise standards across the independent coffee scene and reinforce its commitment to quality, education, and long-term customer relationships.
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