Cup of Excellence Costa Rica #7 Santa Teresa Geisha - Washed

Roasted to order in Kuala Lumpur and shipped within 1 week of your roast date. These beans hit their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting.

An award-winning washed Geisha from Costa Rica

This is a Cup of Excellence single origin: a washed Geisha from the Santa Teresa mill in the Los Santos region of Costa Rica, grown at 2,000 metres. It placed #7 in the Traditional Washed category at the Costa Rican Cup of Excellence. Expect a clean, juicy cup full of purple fruit — perfect for filter brewers chasing something special.

Tasting Notes

Blueberry · Cherry · Plum
Despite the washed process this drinks like a clean natural — bright, layered acidity, a silky body and a sweet, fruit-forward finish.

Coffee Details

About This Coffee

Santa Teresa is a true microlot story. Roger grew up working on his father's coffee farm and planted his own at just 15. After years of expanding, he founded the Santa Teresa mill in 2000, working with varieties including Geisha, Sudan Rume, Pacamara, Typica and SL-28. The mill is a regional effort — families from across the area pick the ripe cherries and tend the trees together.

Sitting at 2,000 metres, Santa Teresa enjoys cool nights that slow fermentation and drying for greater clarity in the cup. This Cup of Excellence lot was picked fully ripe and rested in whole cherry for two nights, then depulped, washed and rested again before a final six-hour fresh-water soak and a careful dry on raised beds. The result is a washed Geisha with the wild, purple-fruit character you would expect from a natural.

How to Brew Santa Teresa Geisha

Grind medium-fine for filter. If the cup tastes thin or sour, grind a touch finer; if it turns bitter or dry, grind coarser and let it cool slightly before tasting.

How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?

At the recommended 16g per cup, a 150g bag pours roughly 9 cups, a 500g bag around 31 cups, and a 1kg bag about 62 cups. Given this is a competition-winning Geisha, most brewers savour it slowly as a weekend pour-over — a rare cup worth taking your time over.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this better as espresso or filter?
Filter, every time. This is a delicate, aromatic washed Geisha built to show off its blueberry, cherry and plum clarity through a pour-over or other filter method. Espresso would mask the very nuance you are paying for.

What does it taste like?
Clean and juicy with bright acidity and a silky body. You get layered purple fruit — blueberry, cherry and plum — that drinks more like a natural than a washed coffee, finishing sweet and floral.

What makes it special?
It is a Cup of Excellence lot, placing #7 in the Traditional Washed category at the Costa Rican Cup of Excellence. Geisha is a prized, low-yield variety, and a competition-ranked microlot like this is a genuinely rare cup.

How fresh is it?
We roast to order in Kuala Lumpur and ship within one week of your roast date. For the best flavour, brew it 2 to 3 weeks after roasting once the beans have rested and settled.

Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Enjoy free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80.

Want to try before committing? Explore the Taster Box. Buying for an office or café? See Bulk & Office Orders.