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Coffee Expression Showcases the full aromatic potential of Esmeralda Geisha, backed up by a deep and complex richness from the natural process, with both berry and stone fruit character.
Producer Grown on the Porton plot of Esmeralda’s El Velo farm, a 6.5 hectare plot by the entrance to El Velo. Harvested in February of this year, and selected during our trip in April.
100g (3.53oz) - Whole Bean Coffee / Both for filter and espresso
Technical Data
Producer The Peterson Family
Region Boqueté
Altitude 1700 masl
Varietal Geisha
Process Natural
Harvest February 2025
Brewing Advice
Water is one of the most critical components of an excellent coffee experience. We recommend using mineral water of a soft Total Dissolved Solids count, ideally below 150 ppm.
Rested coffee During the resting process, harsh and astringent flavors, which can even be perceived as a ‘roast’ character, soften out, allowing a clearer and brighter expression of the coffee’s character to shine.
We recommend resting our coffees for at least 10 days after the roast date, and we often find excellent results, especially for particularly dense coffees, beyond 6 weeks.
Brewing Our straightforward approach to coffee carries over into brewing. We recommend our roasted coffee for all brew methods, regardless of whether it is immersion, percolation or espresso. We believe that there is one correct way to roast a single coffee, roasting lightly, in such a way as to release its innate qualities and showcase its quality. Learn more about different brewing techniques and specific brew guides here.
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Hacienda La Esmeralda
Hacienda La Esmeralda requires almost no introduction within the world of coffee. Starting mainly as a cattle farm in the mid 20th Century, the Peterson family shook the coffee world by breaking the world record price for a lot of coffee in 2004, composed entirely of a newly re-discovered varietal - Geisha.
In the years since, Esmeralda have continued to push boundaries, both for coffee quality and for price. Their yearly auction produces some of the most stunning coffees we have ever tasted, and is renowned for the high prices received, and for the difficulty of securing a specific lot.
Geisha
As seems fitting for a coffee produced at Hacienda La Esmeralda, this lot is 100% Geisha. Although Geisha shot to stardom thanks to Esmeralda in 2004, its story starts much earlier. A native Ethiopian varietal, Geisha was isolated by British researchers in the Gesha region of Ethiopia in the 1930’s, and thereafter studied at research stations in Kenya and Tanzania. It was much later introduced into Panama during an outbreak of leaf rust, due to observed resistance to the disease. The varietal was planted sporadically, blended into lots with other varietals, and mainly forgotten about until the Petersons cupped a small amount separately at their farm in 2004, and from there began the rise of Geisha within specialty coffee.
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The Geisha varietal, planted at high altitude in the Volcan Baru terroir, unveiled its crisp citrus and floral aromatics for the first time, and stunned cuppers at that year’s Best of Panama auction.
The Best of Panama
Nowadays Geisha lots, especially from Panama, have seen skyrocketing auction prices, starting from $21 dollars per pound in 2004, a record at the time, to a new high of nearly $14,000/lb this year. Esmeralda broke records at the prestigious Best of Panama competition once again this year, winning all three categories in the competition, and breaking the record for the highest scoring BoP coffee of all time twice, with a score of 97 points in the Geisha Natural category, and 98 points in the Geisha Washed.
Porton
This lot specifically comes from Esmeralda’s El Velo farm, and uses a very careful natural process. The El Velo farm was purchased in 2012, so is the most recent addition to the Esmeralda family. The climate here is rather cool due to the influence of Panama’s Atlantic coast, and the high altitude leads to slow maturing cherries with great intensity and sugar content, perfect for producing excellent naturals.
This lot was picked on the Porton plot of the farm at 1700 masl, before being dried directly on raised beds, in a careful traditional natural process. This careful drying results in an incredibly clean cup, while enhancing the Geisha’s ripe fruit intensity.
The final cup has clear aromas of jasmine and lavender, while the stone fruit and soft berry character is reminiscent of stewed peach and ripe strawberry.
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