Umbra Geisha · Finca Deborah

Finca Deborah, one of the most celebrated, highest and remote, shade-grownGeisha farms in the world, is shrouded in rain-forest cloud coverage for much of the year. Deborah's soils are volcanic, highly organic, and nutrient rich, ideally suited for extreme elevation coffee production.The extreme elevation and reduced temperature slows the metabolism of the trees, allowing the trees to push more sugars into the cherries during production. Additionally, Deborah has ideal rainfall averaging 2200 mm per year. It is an extraordinary environment for growing any variety of coffee, but here one of the world’s most complicated varieties of coffee, Geisha, not only grows successfully but also thrives. No pesticides or herbicides are used on Jamison’s farms.

Jamison Savage

Jamison's relentless pursuit of perfection has made him a pioneer in coffee production and a global, leading Producer of Fine Coffees. Taking inspiration from the wine industry, he has pushed for different expressions through variety, terroir and advanced fermentation on each of his award winning farms. He was one of the first to successfully develop Carbonic Maceration and Anaerobic processing in coffee, sparking a global coffee processing revolution. At farm level, Jamison combines natural and organic fertilizers along with a special blend of minerals to enhance root, leaf and over-all tree health. Herbicides and pesticides are strictly forbidden. This holistic, sustainable approach to farming, coupled with the latest technological practices, makes him one of the most impressive premium coffee producers in the world, as evidenced by multiple awards and accolades consistently recognizing his avant-garde approach to coffee.