Guatemala Geisha Corona — Coffea Diversa

A rare and botanically extraordinary Geisha from Coffea Diversa — one of the world's most unique coffee gardens. Grown in the highlands of Guatemala using the same Geisha genetics that defined the variety's global rise, this washed lot delivers the classic profile refined and perfected: luminous florals, stone fruit clarity, and an impossibly clean, tea-like finish. Roasted to order in Hilo, Hawaii.

Coffee Details

Origin: Guatemala
Farm: Coffea Diversa
Variety: Geisha (Corona selection)
Process: Washed
Roast: Light Roast
Harvest: 2025–2026

Flavor Profile

This washed Geisha delivers the variety's most celebrated characteristics with exceptional precision:

Jasmine
White peach
Bergamot
Meyer lemon
Honeysuckle
Delicate floral sweetness

The cup is silky and tea-like with bright, refined acidity, elegant floral aromatics, and a long, clean finish that showcases the Geisha variety at its most expressive.

Coffea Diversa — A Living Coffee Library

Coffea Diversa is unlike any other coffee farm in the world. Founded Gonzalo Hernandez, it functions as a living genetic library — home to over 1,000 coffee varieties from across the globe, cultivated and studied on a single estate in the highlands of Costa Rica and Guatemala.

The farm's mission is the preservation and exploration of coffee biodiversity. Varieties are grown side by side under controlled conditions, allowing for direct comparison of genetics, processing, and terroir. The result is coffees with documented provenance, exceptional genetic purity, and extraordinary cup quality.

The GeishaCorona selection is one of Coffea Diversa's most celebrated Geisha expressions — grown from a plant among their geisha trees that produces a small corona (crown) on the end of the cherry. Processed with the precision that defines the farm's approach to all their coffees. Each lot is small, traceable, and harvested at peak ripeness before undergoing meticulous washed processing.

Washed Process

In washed processing, coffee cherries are pulped and the fruit mucilage is removed through fermentation and washing before the beans are dried. This method produces a cleaner, more transparent cup that highlights the coffee's intrinsic variety character and terroir rather than processing-derived fruit notes.

For Geisha, washed processing is the traditional benchmark — it removes all distractions and lets the variety's extraordinary floral aromatics, refined acidity, and tea-like clarity speak for themselves. Coffea Diversa's meticulous fermentation and drying control ensure exceptional consistency lot to lot.

Brewing Recommendations

This washed Geisha is best brewed with methods that emphasize clarity, delicacy, and floral aromatics:

Pour-over (V60, Origami, Kalita Wave)
Flat-bottom brewers for balanced sweetness

Brew at 200–205°F with a medium-fine grind. Serve in a tulip-shaped cup or wine glass to fully experience the aromatic complexity.

Explore our full Geisha Coffee Collection — including Panama, Kona, and Taiwan Geisha lots.

For a Geisha with a different processing approach, try our Panama Geisha Mama Cata Estate Anaerobic Natural.