LIMITED | PANAMA | Mama Cata | Geisha | ASD Natural

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

The Garrido family has been cultivating coffee in Boquete, Panama, since 1959 when Teodoro Garrido established the family's first farm. In the mid-1970s, Teodoro expanded the family business by acquiring another existing farm. Originally established in 1911, making it one of Boquete's oldest coffee farms, and now named after the previous owner, Mama Cata is home to the finest 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. produced by the Garrido family. While the Garrido and Mama Cata names may not be widely recognized (as most of their coffees are sold in Asian markets), the family is producing exceptional coffees on some of Panama's most prized land, neighboring Elida Estate and Hacienda La Esmeralda. During the processing of this ASD 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, cherries underwent fermentation in sealed tanks with limited exposure to oxygen before being dried on raised beds. This Geisha is characterized by its sweetness and notable hints of purple fruit and vanilla.