The House That Gesha Built

by Black & White

HOW WE GOT HERE | In 1923, the original Yankee Stadium opened its doors just as baseball superstar Babe Ruth was entering his prime. For years, both he and the Yankees exemplified excellence on that field, and the stadium eventually became known as "The House that Ruth Built" as a result.  Less than a decade later, in 1931, the Gesha coffee variety began its own history of excellence when it made its way from the Gori Gesha forest of Ethiopia to an agricultural research center in Costa Rica. It spent the next several decades making its way across the coffee-growing world in the Americas, and the coffee industry - much like Babe Ruth's impact on baseball - has never been the same. You might be wondering what any of this has to do with our birthday. For founders Lem Butler and Kyle Ramage, Gesha coffee has played an integral role, both in their relationships with coffee and their professional endeavors in the industry. Both Lem and Kyle showcased Gesha coffees on the World Barista stage,