Colombia

LA VILLA Gesha, Colombia

lemongrass · ginger · vanilla · green tea

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What Monogram Roasters says about this coffee

La Villa is back! Intense notes of lemongrass and ginger. Creamy mothfeel, reminding of lemontart taste, vanilla and green tea.

La Villa farm passed from Juan’s father, who first arrived in 1965. They purchased the land and initially cultivated beans and coffee around 1970. Initially, the Indigenous communities disapproved of coffee cultivation in the area, leading to the first crops being grown discreetly among theweeds. As time went on, the federation’s efforts popularized coffee in the region. It was in 2005 when, at the cooperative’s initiative, La Villa farm entered a local competition and won, receiving a substantial prize. This marked the beginning of improving coffee production procedures and varieties on the farm. Presently, the farm independently produces 90% of its coffee using a variety of methods right on the premises.

Juan Darío, has been immersed in agricultural practices from a tender age. He assisted in harvesting and cleaning crops, developing a passion for coffee processes throughout his life. At the age of 15, he enrolled in a technical program for agricultural production at SENA, a vocational school in Colombia. This opportunity led him to specialize in using…

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Colombia

Farm or estate

La Villa

Process

washed, anaerobic

Harvest

2026

Not stated

region, producer, variety, altitude, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

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How it sits among coffee from Colombia

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Colombia: 1,593 of 3,747 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Monogram Roasters describe this coffee as caramel and sweet, spice, tea-like. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Colombia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

spice and tea-like are unusual here — 5% of coffee from Colombia are described that way, and 7% of coffee from Colombia are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Colombia coffees

Where each fact came from

Organic certification

“This opportunity led him to specialize in using organic fertilizers for coffee cultivation.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Farm

“La Villa farm passed from Juan’s father, who first arrived in 1965.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

“Intense notes of lemongrass and ginger.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Harvest year

“Crop 2026 Our recipies: v60 : 15 gr in ~ 250 gr water ~ 91 C ~ extraction time : 2 min + 40 sec.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

“In 2017, he began growing coffee and exploring various methods, which helped him become proficient in cupping and processing coffee using both natural and washed techniques, as well as experimenting with different fermentation durations.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

“Intense notes of lemongrass and ginger.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

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