LIMITED | PANAMA | Finca Auromar | Geisha | Washed

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Chiriquí

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Roberto Brenes isn't your typical coffee farmer. After studying at Colombia University in New York, Roberto spent most of his life in the world of finance. It wasn't until retirement that Roberto began his life as a coffee producer. Located at the Northwest corner of the Chiriquí province, Finca Auromar is only two kilometers from the border of Costa Rica, part of what Roberto calls the 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. Golden Triangle – a small, but spectacular, little corner of the Panamanian wilderness, that i ncludes Roberto’s farm, as well as other world-renowned farms such as Finca Hartmann and Finca Sa nta Teresa. The biodiversity at the farm is part of what makes the coffees from here so unique. The terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. and processing are immaculate, and Roberto has finished 1 st in the prestigious Best of Panama Competition multiple times, most recently in 2022. Not wholly content to sit back, relax, and take it easy during his retire ment, Roberto is also an active Ironman participant; and it’s from this that his 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. Geisha gets its nick name.