Panama | Lamastus Family Estates - El Burro | Geisha | Anaerobic Natural Slow Dry | Filter | 100g

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Region: Boquete Elevation: 1850 masl 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: Anaerobic NaturalAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. Slow Dry Notes: Mango, passionfruit, & apple blossom About: Lamastus Family Estates are the Best of Panama winners in both the 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. and 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. Geisha categories for 2019. It is fair to say that some of the best Geisha on the planet comes from these estates. This is our fourth year working with owner Wilford Lamastus. The El Burro farm is located in the Baru Volcano National Park. Coffee is shade-grown, bird-friendly, and for 2019 was processed via an anaerobic (without oxygen) slow dry method. It took over 50 days to dry this coffee which adds to the complexity of flavour.