La Esmeralda Gesha Special, Boquete, Panama

Country: Panama

Farm: La Esmeralda

Farm Size: 123.6 acres, 3% of which is Gesha

Altitude: 5,200 ft.

Varietals: Gesha

Harvest: January - March 2012

Rainfall: high

Production Method: Demucilaged

Next roast May 28th
The cart for our limited roasts opens the Friday morning
before their roasting date.

Tasting Notes:
Floral | White Peach | Candy Lemon

This Special Gesha is a blend of Geshas from several La Esmeralda lots. While not as intense as the auction lots, the Special has the unique flavor that has made La Esmeralda famous, and goes for a third of the price. The cup is very clean and sweet. Notes of Earl Grey and apricot, white peach and sweet lemon.

La Esmeralda's Gesha variety coffee first appeared in 2004 when it won first place in the Best of Panama Competition, taking the international jury by storm. Gesha, an Arabica coffee variety exported from the wild forests of Ethiopia in 1931, was introduced into Central America in the 1950’s. It was a disappointment back then because its production was quite poor and so very little was grown. Then in 2004 the Petersons, owners of La Esmeralda, decided to change their coffee entry into the yearly Panama coffee competition, selecting only their Gesha variety instead of the blend of coffee varieties they had been offering up before. Gesha is now established as one of great and most expensive varieties of Arabica.

La Esmeralda deserves great praise not only for the Peterson’s original vision but for how well crafted the coffee is. Quality continues to improve. La Esmeralda’s great sweetness indicates real care in picking strictly ripe fruit. Because Boquete's rainy climate causes uneven ripening the coffee plants must be handpicked as many as fourteen times over three months to assure only ripe cherry.

Please note:
Orders must be placed by 7:00am (Eastern Time) on their roasting date.
We open the cart availability for each limited edition roast on the Friday before the date of roasting. ~ Thanks!

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