Panama | Lamastus Family Estates - Elida Green Tip | Geisha | Washed | Filter | 100g

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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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: 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. Notes: Jasmine, blackberry, & wineyFunky / 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. About: Lamastus Family Estates are the Best of Panama winners in both the washed 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. This particular lot derives from the very same tablon (coffee plot) that won the Best of Panama competition for the 2019 washed category. This coffee is grown inside the Baru Volcano National Park in rich volcanic soil and under shade. It’s extremely clean with strong notes of jasmine and perfume.