Untold Coffee Lab Colombia Delagua Geisha Honey
Apple brightness arrives first, then maple sweetness catches it as the cup cools, with enough body behind both that the florals have somewhere to land.
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Tasting Notes
- Hot, the cup opens on malic acidity: apple-bright and present. As the temperature drops, maple sweetness moves to the front and the apple note shifts back into the finish.
- The florals emerge steadily as the cup cools, woven into the sweetness structure rather than sitting as a distinct top layer. Geisha character, integrated.
- Body is real at 4/5 for this varietal. The honey process and medium roast together give the cup substantial texture in the mouth.
- Bitterness is absent. The finish settles on sweetness, with a dry black tea note that extends it without adding bite.
- The malic acidity is the structural backbone; the 5/5 sweetness keeps it from reading as sharp, and the two hold the cup in balance from first sip to finish.
Who It’s For
The pour over drinker with a gooseneck and a scale who wants Geisha florals with real weight behind them, not the bodyless precision a light-roast version of this varietal demands. One careful cup in the morning: this cup earns that setup.
The medium roast rounds off the Geisha's highest floral register. At $7.08 per ounce, you are paying Geisha prices for a roasting interpretation that closes off part of what makes the varietal worth the premium. A buyer specifically after the open floral ceiling should compare light-roasted lots from comparable Colombian origins before committing here.
Full review
Pour over is where this cup shows most of its range. The 5/5 acidity and 4/5 body give a V60 or Chemex real material to work with: the extraction opens on malic apple brightness, the body fills in as the pour progresses, and the maple sweetness carries through to a finish anchored by a dry black tea note. The relationship between the acidity and the sweetness is the defining quality. Both are running at maximum, and they hold together from start to finish, keeping the cup bright without tipping sharp. Drip produces a similar result with less precision required, though temperature and a proper bloom matter more than this roast level would usually suggest. French press deepens the body and integrates the florals more fully, but the high acidity can read as aggressive if the steep runs past four minutes.
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is a high-elevation coastal range in northern Colombia, and the altitude is what drives the malic acidity this cup opens on. The Geisha varietal adds the floral complexity. It is a genetic expression that gained specialty coffee prominence from Panama competition lots and has since spread to high-altitude Colombian farms where the elevation and microclimate allow the varietal's character to develop. The honey process fills in the body and sweetness by retaining mucilage from the cherry during drying. The result is a cup where each element has a clear source: origin drives the acidity, the varietal drives the florals, and the process drives the weight and the sweetness backbone.
The medium roast is where reasonable buyers will differ on this coffee. Geisha at light roast exposes the florals as a high-frequency, separate signal: jasmine, bergamot, stone fruit in distinct registers. At medium, those notes are still present, but they fold into the body and sweetness rather than standing apart. The cup is more approachable, easier to pull consistently across different setups and grind tolerances. But the roasting choice has an honest cost: the open floral register that separates an elite Geisha from a well-made specialty coffee of any other varietal is partially closed. For some drinkers, the integration is the preferable result. For buyers specifically seeking the varietal's ceiling, the medium roast is a meaningful constraint.
The Triple Five Coffee Roasters Colombia Pink Bourbon is the clearest flavor architecture comparison: a high-altitude Colombian coffee built on fruit-forward acidity and a strong sweetness base. The Delagua Geisha carries a distinct floral register above that foundation and brings more body via the honey process. The profile is more layered, which supports the price differential. For a performance benchmark in the conventional medium roast category, the Ruta Maya Organic Medium Roast is the reference: forgiving, consistent, and reliable across varied setups. This cup operates clearly above that tier in sensory distinction, but demands more attention to temperature and grind in return.
At $85.00 for 12 ounces, the price holds flat with no discount history in the observation window. The cup's acidity and sweetness execution place it legitimately in the premium specialty tier. What the price cannot fully resolve is the roasting question: buyers paying Geisha-tier prices are, in most cases, paying for the varietal's distinctive floral ceiling. The medium roast delivers a strong cup with real body and maximum sweetness and acidity, but it has rounded off a portion of the varietal's expressive range. For buyers whose target is the honey-process sweetness backed by malic apple brightness, this cup delivers precisely that. For buyers whose target is the full Geisha floral register, a light-roast lot from a comparable Colombian origin is the specification to compare first.
Keep pulling the thread: Medium roast guide, Colombia, Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta origin guide, and more from Untold Coffee Lab.
Price & History
Current price: $85.00, flat across the only data point in the 30-day window. No discount history exists. At $7.08 per ounce, this is a deliberate purchase. For a named Geisha lot from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with this sensory execution, the price falls within the specialty market's expected range for the varietal. Buy if pour over or temperature-controlled drip is your setup and the acidity-sweetness-floral combination is specifically what you're after. There is no lower entry point from this lot to experiment with first.
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| Jul 26, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
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| Jun 27, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
| Jun 21, 2026 | $85.00 | $7.083 |
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FAQ
What does Untold Coffee Lab Colombia Delagua Geisha Honey taste like?
Hot, the cup opens on malic acidity: apple-bright and present. As the temperature drops, maple sweetness moves to the front and the apple note shifts back into the finish. The florals emerge steadily as the cup cools, woven into the sweetness structure rather than sitting as a distinct top layer. Geisha character, integrated. Body is real at 4/5 for this varietal. The honey process and medium roast together give the cup substantial texture in the mouth.
Who is Untold Coffee Lab Colombia Delagua Geisha Honey best for?
The pour over drinker with a gooseneck and a scale who wants Geisha florals with real weight behind them, not the bodyless precision a light-roast version of this varietal demands. One careful cup in the morning: this cup earns that setup.
Who should skip Untold Coffee Lab Colombia Delagua Geisha Honey?
The medium roast rounds off the Geisha's highest floral register. At $7.08 per ounce, you are paying Geisha prices for a roasting interpretation that closes off part of what makes the varietal worth the premium. A buyer specifically after the open floral ceiling should compare light-roasted lots from comparable Colombian origins before committing here.