LIMITED | PANAMA | Los Lajones - Bambu | Geisha | Natural

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Graciano Cruz is something of an enigma. A scientist, coffee producer, party animal, visionary, and ecologist. It's impossible to accurately describe him - there aren't enough words. He's a wild man – and we think he's awesome! In addition to his two farms in Panama, Graciano also operates in El Salvador and has worked on projects in other coffee producing regions such as Ethiopia, Peru, Taiwan, and Brazil. Amongst all the globe-trotting and extracurricular activities, Graciano also finds time to be one of the best coffee producers in Panama, most recently, he placed 6 th in the prestigious Best of Panama competition. The highest sections of Los Lajones sit at a staggering 2,100 meters above sea level, and it’s on these upper sections that Graciano's 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. grows amongst the wild native cloudy rainforest – this coffee is from a section known as Bambu. For most of his career, Graciano has focused exclusively on honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. 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. processed coffees – and while recently, he’s started to experiment with 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. processed coffees ( they’re killer, by-the-way), we’re keeping it traditional. This Naturally processed Geisha is big and loud, yet still elegant and refined. A contradiction fitting such a unique character . How to Drink: Just like you wouldn't add soda to your best whiskey, this amazing coffee is meant to be drank black with no sugar or cream.