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A white porcelain cup of unroasted coffee beans on pale stone, with coffee blossoms beside it.
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A white porcelain cup of unroasted coffee beans on pale stone, with coffee blossoms beside it. Harvested cherries Catalogue page 8, Café y Ciencia
[02] Exotic

Gesha

Café y CienciaSpecial Nano Lot

Gesha from Mucucay Coffee Farm, washed processed: a delicate, aromatic profile with jasmine and lemongrass, bergamot and a hint of cardamom.

Variety
Gesha
Processing
Washed
Farm
Mucucay Coffee Farm
Producer
Darveris Rivas
Region
Mérida
Altitude
2,020 m
  • jasmine
  • lemongrass
  • bergamot
  • cardamom

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About this coffee

Mucucay is the second farm in the collection. Darveris Rivas grows the Gesha there, at 2,020 metres in Mérida as he states, and processes it washed. His profile lists jasmine, lemongrass, bergamot and cardamom.

Café y Ciencia Gesha coffees from Mucucay have received awards at AVPA Paris: Gourmet Or in 2026 and Gourmet Argent in 2024. At the World Coffee Challenge 2023, a Gesha Mucucay took third place in the South America category. The results apply to the coffees submitted in each case.

SensorySpecificationsOriginProcessingQualityDocumentsSamples and delivery

Aroma wheel

The families in which the catalogue names aromas. Coloured segments mark documented families, without intensity.

documentednot named

Documented aroma families

  • Citrus bergamot
  • Floral jasmine
  • Spice and herbs lemongrass, cardamom

Taste profile

Acidity
not stated
Body
not stated
Aftertaste
not stated
Overall impression
not stated

Descriptive statements by the producer. No point values exist for this profile, so there is no scale. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 8

Specifications

Rare varieties such as Gesha, Bourbon Rosado, Wush Wush and Java, plus a Monteclaro with prolonged natural fermentation.

Product

Product
Gesha
Coffee type
Green coffee
Collection
Café y Ciencia
Catalogue line
02 · Exotic
Catalogue number
04

Origin

Producer
Darveris Rivas
Farm
Mucucay Coffee Farm · Special Nano Lot
Region
Mérida
Country
Venezuela
Altitude
2,020 m according to the producer’s catalogue

Green coffee

Variety
Gesha
Processing
Washed
Notes
jasmine, lemongrass, bergamot, cardamom
Availability
Availability and samples on request

Not stated in the catalogue: harvest year, lot, cup score, quantity, price. Source: Café y Ciencia catalogue, page 8

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Location of the state of Mérida in VenezuelaThe marked area is the state, not the location of a farm.

Map base: geoBoundaries gbOpen, Venezuela ADM1 (simplified), from data by OCHA Venezuela and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Origin and producer

Darveris Rivas grows the coffee in Mérida, in the Andes of western Venezuela. Farm and altitude are as stated in the catalogue.

Altitude
0 m 1,000 m 2,000 m 3,000 m 2,020 m

Producer’s statement in the catalogue

Darveris Rivas · Mucucay Coffee Farm · Special Nano Lot

More about the producer

Processing

The designation in the catalogue and what the method means in general.

producer’s designation
Washed
Washed
Pulp and mucilage are removed before drying. The cherries are pulped, the mucilage is removed, and the coffee is washed and dried. The mucilage can be removed by fermentation or mechanically. “Washed” alone does not state a fermentation time.
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Quality and laboratory

No test or laboratory report exists for this profile. The information comes from the producer’s catalogue and is not an evaluation.

Awards of competition coffees with the same name

2026 · AVPA Paris
Gourmet Or · Doux Fruité · Gesha
2024 · AVPA Paris
Gourmet Argent · Acidulé Fruité · Gesha
2023 · World Coffee Challenge
3rd place · South America · Gesha Mucucay

Results of competition coffees with the same name and producer. They do not apply to this catalogue profile.

No values for sugar, caffeine, fat or pH are documented for this profile. Sensory sweetness and °Brix do not replace such an analysis.

Documents and evidence

Each document with issuer, date and scope: what it shows for this product and what it does not.

The evidence at a glance

Where each statement about this profile comes from. The documents themselves follow below.

StatementContentEvidence
Catalogue sourceCafé y Ciencia catalogue, Page 8Catalogue, page 8
VarietyGeshaCatalogue, page 8
ProcessingWashedCatalogue, page 8
Sensoryjasmine, lemongrass, bergamot, cardamomCatalogue, page 8
FarmMucucay Coffee FarmCatalogue, page 8
ProducerDarveris RivasCatalogue, page 8
Awards3 results of competition coffees of the same name; they do not apply to this profileOfficial results lists
AnalysesNo product specific lab analysis publishednot documented

Technical data

Awards and competition results

Original sources

Documents on request

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Questions from business customers

Who is the offer for?

Roasters, importers and distributors, hospitality and hotels, and retail. Green coffee is aimed at roasters and importers, the two roasted coffees at hospitality, offices and retail.

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What information is there for each coffee?

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