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We don't carry Elida Estate, Lot Torre Gesha (Natural DRD). These are the closest coffees in our shop.

Panama Single-Origin Coffee

Panama · Honey · Medium
5.0 from 11 ratings on the roaster's shop
In common
Both from Boquete, Panama · Both Geisha / Gesha · Both list floral notes
Different
Honey, not natural_experimental · A lighter roast · $10.71/oz less
$24.9912 oz · 1 more size

Ships free

Honduras Caballero

Honduras · Washed
In common
Both Geisha / Gesha · Both list floral notes
Different
From Honduras, not Panama · Washed, not natural_experimental · $10.43/oz less
$25.008 oz

Shipping from $6.83

Edwin Hernandez - Gesha Washed

Honduras · Washed · Light
In common
Both Geisha / Gesha · Both list floral notes
Different
From Honduras, not Panama · Washed, not natural_experimental · A lighter roast
$26.006 oz

Shipping $5.00

Albeiro Ramirez

Colombia · Washed
In common
Both list floral notes
Different
From Colombia, not Panama · Washed, not natural_experimental · $10.60/oz less
$26.008.8 oz · 3 more sizes

Shipping $7.00

Elida Estate, Lot Torre Gesha — Natural DRD, Hydrangea Coffee
Hydrangea Coffee, Los Angeles, CA

Elida Estate, Lot Torre Gesha — Natural DRD

Natural DRD - Elida Estate, Lot Torre

Mostly fruit, some floral

In stock at Hydrangea Coffee. We don't carry it yet.

$54.00113g bag
At Hydrangea Coffee

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

About Elida Estate, Lot Torre Gesha (Natural DRD)

What do we know about it?

The listing names
Producer, farm, region, process, variety and altitude

About Hydrangea Coffee

What we know about this coffee and its roaster, and where each fact comes from.

What will it taste like?

Mostly fruit, some floral.

  • Fruit67%
  • Floral33%

The roaster’s notes: yellow nectarine, guava, orange blossom.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$13.55an ounce. Similar coffees run $7.66 to $14.42.

What moves the price

  • Gesha variety+137%
  • Panama origin+47%
  • Roaster brand and sourcing+24%
  • Dark roast−3%

Some listing details are missing, so the comparison is broad.

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Hydrangea Coffee publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Elida Estate
Process
Natural Experimental
Variety
Geisha
Altitude
1780 to 1820 m
Roast
Dark
Bag
113g

Green coffee from Lamastus Family

Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Lamastus Family in Panama.

All green from Panama →

The variety and the origin

About Hydrangea Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded

Two independent Reddit comments provide favorable but very limited evidence for Hydrangea Coffee. One buyer included Hydrangea in a three-roaster Ethiopian comparison and described the coffees collectively as great, while preferring JBC. Another commenter named Hydrangea as an enduring favorite.

Ethiopian coffee comparisonfavorite-roaster endorsement
Threads cited (2)

Meet the roaster on camera

9 videos

About the roasterInterview

SHOULD you start a Coffee Subscription? Ft. Hydrangea Coffee Roasters

Brian Quan · 6.8K views on YouTube

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This video covers Hydrangea Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

The video features an interview with Bill, the founder of Hydrangea Coffee Roasters, discussing the launch of his new coffee subscription service. It highlights his philosophy of sourcing unique, high-quality coffees and his goal to provide a curated experience for coffee enthusiasts.

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Across the coverage of Hydrangea Coffee

Reviewers and interviewers highlight Hydrangea Coffee as a passion project founded by Bill Li, focusing on highly experimental and heavily processed coffees. Coverage emphasizes the brand's niche appeal within the light roast community, featuring unique fermentation methods like Koji inoculation and thermal shock. Outside commentary also explores the operational side, noting its setup within a shared production space in Berkeley, California.

Experimental processing lots · Heavily processed and dank flavor profiles · Light roast community focus · Koji inoculation and thermal shock techniques · Shared production space in Berkeley

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