Panama - Finca Ponderosa Geisha Natural OX Lactic

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Producer : Gilberto Cardoze / Edgar Gutierrez Farm : Ponderosa Coffee Estate Location : Cordillera, Chiriqui 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 : NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. LacticFunky / lacticTasting language for deliberate fermentation flavor: yogurt-like tang (lactic), winey or boozy notes, overripe fruit. A feature in experimental lots, a defect in classic ones. Fermentation - DRD Altitude : 1,400-1,700 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 ▪▪▫▫ ▫