Panama - Symmetry, Iris Estate

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Volcán

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Producer : Jamison Savage / Iris Estate Farm: Iris Estate Location : Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama 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. : Green Tip 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. Carbonic MacerationAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. Altitude : 1,850 - 2,300 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 ▪ ▫▫ ▫ ▫