The Story and Origins of Panama Boquete Morgan Estate Natural Geisha Specialty Coffee Beans

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About Morgan Manor

Morgan Manor is located southwest of the Baru Volcano, known as Panama's highest peak. The estate covers approximately five hectares, with an average of two thousand coffee trees per hectare. Due to growing characteristics and cultivation philosophy, only some coffee trees can produce coffee fruits each season. The coffee fruits undergo careful selection and processing, with only small amounts of coffee beans reaching the market.

Morgan Manor is simultaneously influenced by both Atlantic monsoon climate and Pacific monsoon climate. The microclimate within the estate is rich and varied, with significant temperature differences between day and night. This delays the maturation period of coffee fruits, allowing for more complete development and enhanced sweetness. Due to high altitude, the estate's terrain is predominantly mountainous, with coffee planted on steep slopes, which adds difficulty to coffee tree management and fruit harvesting. For coffee tree management, if a tree is found to have pest infestation, the entire tree is removed and the soil is renovated to isolate the disease and protect other healthy coffee trees.

This keeps Morgan Manor's green bean prices at high levels in the market, with customers mainly being competition baristas in the coffee industry. These top baristas believe that whether a coffee can become excellent is determined when it's still a green bean or even a seed. For example, the Geisha from Morgan Manor is destined to become an extraordinary cup from its green bean stage.

Hand-poured Morgan Manor

15g of coffee, medium-fine grind (Fuji ghost tooth blade 3.5 grind), V60 filter cup, 91-93°C water temperature. First pour with 30g of water for 27 seconds bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to half before pouring again, slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Panama Finca Morgan Geisha Volcan Natura

Country: Panama

Variety: Geisha

Region: Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Natural

Estate: Morgan Manor

Flavor: Rose fragrance, grape, lychee

Geisha is pronounced the same as the Japanese word "geisha," hence it's also called Geisha coffee. Because the tree variety is taller than typical coffee trees, it was originally planted in a small area within the estate and used as a windbreak. The owner's son, wanting to participate in the annual Panama Best Coffee competition, tested all coffee tree varieties in the estate, giving Geisha its opportunity to shine. Since then, it has participated in various world coffee competitions, winning a total of eleven championships.

The Geisha variety was discovered in the Geisha forest of Ethiopia in 1931 and then sent to the Coffee Research Institute in Kenya. In 1936, it was introduced to Uganda and Tanzania, and in 1953, Costa Rica imported it. For a long time, not many people paid attention to Geisha until one day when Don Pachi brought it from the small town of GESHA in southwestern Ethiopia to Costa Rica. Afterward, Geisha entered Panama along the southern route, where Panama's Esmeralda Estate separated it from other varieties and it won the National Coffee Competition championship.

Geisha has rich sweetness, an extremely clean taste, and rich aromas ranging from berries and citrus to mango, papaya, and peach. A very distinct bergamot-like aftertaste is also its typical cupping attribute. To this day, Geisha remains the champion among coffee varieties.

Flavor Description

Rose fragrance, grape, lychee, flavors of grape, lychee, and dark berries, multi-layered sweet and sour resonance.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 100g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Level: Light roast

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