Coffee region guide
Bench Maji
벤치마지
A southwestern Ethiopian coffee origin associated with Gesha Village, whose current location is listed as West Omo.
Also known as: Bench-Maji
Place and growing environment
Gesha Village uses indigenous shade trees and grows coffee in brown-red loamy soil.
Recorded flavors
- 01Blackberry
- 02Bergamot
- 03Honeysuckle
- 04Black tea
- 05Dried apricot
Processing
Washed · Natural · Honey · Special fermentation
Grown varieties
Gesha 1931 · Gori Gesha · Illubabor Forest · Ethiopian heirloom
Gesha 1931
A Gesha Village selection from the Gori Gesha forest population.
- Traits
- Selected for plant form, seed dimensions and cup traits resembling Panamanian Geisha.
Gori Gesha
A seed population collected by Gesha Village from Gori Gesha forest in 2011.
- Traits
- Cultivated as a population retaining the forest's genetic diversity.
Illubabor Forest
An Ethiopian research selection from material collected in Illubabor forest in 1974.
- Growing conditions
- One of the three coffee types cultivated at Gesha Village.
Ethiopian heirloom
A collective trade term encompassing diverse Ethiopian coffee populations.
Lot details
Gesha Village Oma
Gesha Village Coffee Estate
Oma block, Gesha Village, West Omo, Ethiopia
- Variety · process
- Gesha 1931Honey
- Tasting notes
- Blackberry · Dried black currant · Mulberry · Honeysuckle · Bergamot
Gesha Village Narsha
Gesha Village Coffee Estate
Narsha block, Gesha Village, West Omo, Ethiopia
- Variety · process
- Gesha 1931Washed
- Tasting notes
- Black tea · Dried apricot · Dried Bing cherry · Honeysuckle · Raisins
Surma 25/046
Gesha Village Coffee Estate — Surma block
Surma block, Gesha Village, Bench Maji coffee area, Ethiopia · Harvest January 8–16, 2025
- Variety · process
- Gesha 1931Honey
- Tasting notes
- Honeysuckle · Rose water · Lemon · Raspberry · Red apple
Bench Maji Forest Cooperative Union
Bench Maji Forest Cooperative Union
Bench Woreda, Bench Maji, Ethiopia
- Variety · process
- Ethiopian heirloomWashed
- Tasting notes
- Green tea · Apricot
Sources
- The Village | Gesha Village(opens in a new tab)
Gesha Village · Accessed
- Gesha Village | The Most Celebrated Coffee In the World(opens in a new tab)
Gesha Village · Accessed
- Lot Number 26/116 | Gesha Village(opens in a new tab)
Gesha Village · Accessed
- Lot Number 26/063 | Gesha Village(opens in a new tab)
Gesha Village · Accessed
- Ethiopia Gesha Village - Lot #25/046 - Surma Honey(opens in a new tab)
The Picky Chemist · Accessed
- Bench Maji Forest Cooperative Union — MABO Washed(opens in a new tab)
MABO Coffee Roasters · Accessed