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Panama Esmeralda Estate Geisha Blue Label Washed Premium Coffee Beans Price and Awards

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional barista exchange, follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style). Award Records: (Below are the award records of Esmeralda Estate) Champion of Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Annual Cupping Competition 1st Place Specialty Coffee Association of America Roasters Guild Cupping Pavilion Specialty Coffee Association of America

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Awards Records:

(The following are the award records of Hacienda La Esmeralda:)

Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Annual Cupping Competition Champion

1st Place Specialty Coffee Association of America Roasters Guild Cupping Pavilion

Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Annual Cupping Competition Second Place

2nd Place Coffee of the Year

Best of Panama Champion

1st Place "Best of Panama"

Rainforest Alliance Coffee Quality Cupping Competition Champion

1st Place Rainforest A for Quality

Blue Label Pour-over Brewing Instructions

15g coffee, medium-fine grind (Fuji Ghost Tooth 3.5 grind), V60 dripper, 91-93°C water temperature. First pour 30g water, let bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g then stop pouring, wait until the coffee bed drops to half before pouring again, slowly pour until reaching 225g, discard the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Esmeralda) - Coffee Specifications

Country: Panama

Grade: Blue Label

Region: Slopes of Baru Volcano

Roast Level: Light Roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Geisha

Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda

Flavor: Oolong tea aroma, peach aroma, honey aroma

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Coffee Beans

Origin: Panama

Region: Located on the slopes of Baru Volcano, the highest peak in western Panama

Estate: Hacienda La Esmeralda

Grade: Blue Label

Growing Altitude: 1450m

Processing Method: Fine washed processing

Special Certification: Green Rainforest Certification

Roast Level: Light roast city-

What is the Panama Coffee Auction?

In 1996, during the lowest period of international coffee prices, seven coffee estates in the Boquete and Volcan regions saw the dawn of the specialty coffee era. They organized and established the famous Special Coffees of Panama Association (SCAP). In 2013, the highest bid for washed Geisha in the BOP exceeded $160 per pound, while the highest bid for natural Geisha was won by a natural Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda at over $350 per pound.

Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Brands

Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha has 3 brands, divided by altitude:

Auction Geisha (ESMERALDA SPECIAL) (Red Label), selected from altitudes above 1550 meters

Boquete Geisha (Green Label), selected Geisha from 1500 meters

(ESMERALDA 1,500) (Blue Label), selected Geisha varieties from around 1500 meters altitude

The History of Geisha Coffee

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

Geisha has full sweetness, an extremely clean taste, and rich aromas that extend from berries and citrus to mango, papaya, and peach flavors. A very distinct bergamot-like aftertaste is also its typical cupping attribute. To date, Geisha has always been the champion among coffee varieties.

Panama is the most important region on the world coffee map. The auction beans here fetch high prices of hundreds of dollars every year.

Geisha is pronounced the same as the Japanese word "geisha," so it's also known as 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, searched through all coffee tree varieties in the estate for testing, which gave Geisha the opportunity to take the stage. Afterward, it participated in various world coffee competitions, winning a total of eleven championships.

Flavor Description

Oolong tea aroma, peach aroma, honey aroma, refreshing and comfortable, bright and balanced, with extremely strong layered aromas. The entire aroma is wrapped together with caramel sweetness. Upon entry, the tongue feels noticeable fruit acidity, which is gentle and round in the mouth. The fruit sweetness and aftertaste are strong, like swallowing a mouthful of fresh fruit tea, clear and refreshing to the heart. The lower the temperature, the more delicate the acidity. The flavor is also quite long-lasting, making people feel very satisfied!