Panama - Auction Lot Hacienda La Esmeralda Montaña San Jose - EA14

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

Producer : Peterson Family Farm: Cañas Verdes Location : Montaña, Cañas Verdes VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. : GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Process : WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Cold Ferment Altitude : 1,800 masl Fermentation ▪ ▫▫▫ ▫ Sweetness ▪▪▪ ▪ ▫ AcidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. ▪▪▪ ▪▫ Roast ▪ ▪ ▫▫▫