Panama - Santamaria Geisha | Washed - 100g

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Chiriquí

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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The Santamaria family has been farming in Paso Ancho, Chiriqui since the 1950s, when patriarch Don Urbano Santamaria established what would become one of Panama's most recognized coffee estates. The farm passed through Jose Luis in the 1980s before Edwin Santamaria took over in the 1990s, shaping the estate's processing program into what it is today. Edwin now runs the operation alongside his son Edwin Jr., carrying nearly 75 years of agricultural legacy into the current generation. The estate first appeared on the Best of Panama podium in 2017, placing third in both 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. 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. and Geisha 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 has continued to place in subsequent years. This lot is a washed Geisha grown at 1,700 – 1,950 masl. Washed processing removes all fruit from the bean prior to drying, allowing the 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.'s inherent character to come through clearly.