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Tewoo Peru Gesha 400 g400 g · Reserve
Tewoo Reserve · Gesha variety · washed

Peru Gesha

Edilberto Bermeo · Peru

Lime leaf, lemon cream, thyme and brown butter — the rarest coffee we roast.

  • Lime leaf
  • Lemon cream
  • Thyme
  • Brown butter
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  • 🗓️ Roast date on every bag
  • 🇦🇹 Small-batch roasted in Austria
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Peru Gesha · Edilberto Bermeo · Peru

How it tastes

A Gesha from Edilberto Bermeo's farm in Peru, washed and grown at 1,750 metres. Gesha is the most sought-after arabica variety in the world, and this one shows why: an elegant, tea-like cup with the perfume of lime leaf, the sweetness of lemon cream, a herbal touch of thyme and a warm brown-butter finish. Brew it slowly, drink it black, take your time.

Origin
Edilberto Bermeo · Peru 🇵🇪
Roast
Medium-light
Form
Whole bean, roast date on every bag
Sizes
400 g
Best for
Filter / V60, Chemex, AeroPress, espresso

Taste profile

Acidity
Body
Sweetness
Intensity
Roast
Lemon tart, thyme and lime leaves: the tasting notes, on a stone table.
Lemon tart, thyme and lime leaves: the tasting notes, on a stone table.

Tewoo Reserve

What makes it Reserve

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One farm, one lot

Every Reserve bag comes from a single farm or washing station and a single harvest. The lot number is printed on the label.

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Grown high

From 1,450 to 2,200 metres. Altitude slows the cherry down, and slow cherries make sweeter, more complex coffee.

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Roasted light, for flavour

A lighter roast than our everyday coffees, so the fruit, the flowers and the sweetness of the lot stay in the cup.

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While it lasts

Micro-lots are bought in small quantities. When a lot is gone it is gone, and the next harvest tastes a little different.

Peru Gesha — Edilberto Bermeo · Peru

Edilberto Bermeo · Peru 🇵🇪

The variety that changed coffee

In 2004 a coffee from Panama won a competition by such a margin that the coffee world went looking for its name. It was Gesha. Twenty years later, it is still the variety every specialty roaster dreams of.

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From the Gesha forest

Gesha is named after the Gori Gesha forest in south-western Ethiopia, where seeds were collected in the 1930s. From there it travelled to research stations in Kenya, Tanzania and Costa Rica and finally to Panama, where for decades nobody paid it much attention. Then, in 2004, the Gesha of Hacienda La Esmeralda was tasted in competition, and it has been setting record prices ever since.

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Why it is so rare

Gesha trees are tall and slender, with long, elegant leaves, and they give few cherries. They need altitude and care to show their perfume, so only a small part of any farm is ever planted with them. Edilberto Bermeo grows his at 1,750 metres in Peru, high enough for the cherries to ripen slowly.

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Washed, to keep it pure

This lot is washed: the fruit is removed, the beans ferment briefly and are rinsed and dried, so nothing covers the variety's own aroma. Lime leaf and lemon cream at the start, thyme in the middle, brown butter at the end. We roast it in small batches in Neusiedl am See, gently, because with a Gesha the roaster's job is mostly to stay out of the way.

About the origin

Lot
P8003049-2
Producer
Edilberto Bermeo · Peru 🇵🇪
Variety
Gesha
Altitude
1,750 m
Process
Washed
Tasting notes
Lime leaf · lemon cream · thyme · brown butter

Lot number, altitude, variety and process are printed on the bag. Notes on the region describe where it grows; the lot itself changes with each harvest.

How people drink Peru Gesha

Mornings, balconies, offices, Sunday tables. Show us your cup: tag Tewoo Coffee on Facebook or Instagram.

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Two small porcelain cups, a glass server, a coffee as clear as tea. A Gesha morning.tewoo.coffee
Two small porcelain cups, a glass server, a coffee as clear as tea. A Gesha morning.
Lemon tart, thyme and lime leaves: the tasting notes, on a stone table.tewoo.coffee
Lemon tart, thyme and lime leaves: the tasting notes, on a stone table.
Brown-butter financiers and a cup of Gesha. Late-afternoon light.tewoo.coffee
Brown-butter financiers and a cup of Gesha. Late-afternoon light.
Fairy lights, a fir branch, a ribbon. The coffee gift for New Year.tewoo.coffee
Fairy lights, a fir branch, a ribbon. The coffee gift for New Year.

From the farm to your cup

  1. Picked ripe

    Coffee cherries are picked when they are red and ripe, mostly by hand.

  2. Processed at origin

    Washed or sun-dried at origin, then rested, sorted and bagged green.

  3. Shipped green

    Green beans travel to Austria in jute sacks. Green coffee keeps; roasted coffee does not.

  4. Roasted in Neusiedl am See

    Small batches in a drum roaster, near Vienna, by hand and by feel.

  5. Packed with a date

    The roast date is printed on every bag, so you always know how fresh it is.

  6. Into your cup

    Best 2–6 weeks after the roast date. Grind right before you brew.

How to brew it

💧 Filter / V60

60 g per 1 l · 3–4 min · medium

The most fruit and floral notes — a clean, tea-like cup.

🧪 AeroPress

15 g → 230 ml · 2 min · medium-fine

A clean, sweet cup in two minutes — at home, at the office or on the road.

☕ Espresso

18 g → 36 g · 25–30 s

Fine grind. Thick crema, flavour up front, a sweet finish.

🧋 French press

1 : 15 · 4 min · coarse

Brings out the full body and the chocolate and caramel notes.

Grind right before brewing · water at 92–96 °C · best 2–6 weeks after the roast date.

Goes well with

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Lemon tart

Lemon cream in the tart, lemon cream in the cup.

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Financiers & madeleines

Brown-butter cakes echo the warm finish.

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Nothing at all

Honestly, the best pairing for a Gesha is a quiet ten minutes.

Is Peru Gesha for you?

Pick it if…

  • You want to taste the variety the specialty world talks about
  • You brew slowly: V60, Chemex, AeroPress
  • You are buying a gift for a coffee lover, for New Year or a birthday
  • You like delicate, tea-like coffee more than strong and heavy

Want something bright and easier to find every day? Try Peru El Eucalipto.

Which size?

Tewoo Peru Gesha 400 g
400 g≈ 22–26 cups
Price coming soon

For trying it, or for one or two coffee drinkers. Finished while it is at its freshest.

Taste the Reserve in Skopje

All four Reserve coffees are poured at City Gourmet and at the Bliss Palace Hotel & Spa. Order one as an espresso first, then take the bag you liked home.

☕ Reserve espresso · 120 MKD

City Gourmet
City GourmetCrvena Skopska Opština 11 · 3 minutes on foot from Macedonia SquareMon–Fri 9–22 · Sat, Sun & holidays 8–20📍 Directions
Bliss Palace Hotel & Spa
Bliss Palace Hotel & SpaMakedonija 5 · the pedestrian street in the centreIn the hotel café📍 Directions
Reel · @citygourmet.mk
Reel · @citygourmet.mk

Questions

Is it Gesha or Geisha?

Both spellings are used for the same variety. "Gesha" follows the name of the Ethiopian forest it comes from, which is how the bag spells it.

How should I brew a Gesha?

Slowly and black: V60 or Chemex, 15 g of coffee to 250 ml of water just off the boil (92–94 °C), about three minutes. Milk and sugar would cover exactly what makes it special.

What is Tewoo Reserve?

Our line of single-origin micro-lots: one farm or washing station, one harvest, a lot number on every 400 g bag. Lighter roasted than our everyday coffees, to show what the farm tastes like.

Where can I taste it?

At City Gourmet (Crvena Skopska Opština 11) and at the Bliss Palace Hotel & Spa (Makedonija 5) in Skopje. An espresso from the Reserve line is 120 MKD.

How much is a bag?

The 400 g bags are new in North Macedonia and the price is being finalised. Message us on Messenger and we will set a bag aside for you, or ask at City Gourmet.

Is it whole bean or ground?

Whole bean. Coffee loses its aroma within minutes of grinding, so grind just before brewing: a hand grinder is enough. Set it fine for espresso, medium-fine for moka and džezva, medium for filter, coarse for French press.

How fresh is it?

Every bag carries its roast date. Coffee is at its best between 2 and 6 weeks after roasting; keep it in its bag with the zip closed, away from light and heat. Not in the fridge.

How do I pay and when does it arrive?

You pay the courier in cash on delivery, with no card and nothing up front. Delivery takes 1–3 working days anywhere in North Macedonia; we call to confirm the order first.

What if I do not like it?

You have a 30-day guarantee: if you do not like the taste, call the number on the parcel and we refund you.

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