Panama Boquete featuring 70% Geisha Mariposa Premium Coffee Beans: Grading, Pricing, Raw Beans and Roasting

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Cupping Notes

Fragrance (Dry Aroma)

Jasmine floral notes, citrus, tea aroma, honey

Aroma (Wet Aroma)

Berry fruits, floral notes, buttery aroma, vanilla, citrus

Flavor (Slurping)

Sweet juice-like quality, delicate and non-aggressive acidity, excellent cleanliness, bergamot, honey, citrus, spices, floral notes, berry fruits, tea aroma, cherry, with a refined finish and persistent aroma. Classic La Esmeralda Geisha flavor profile.

Taste Description

Jasmine floral notes, citrus, tea aroma, honey, berry fruits, vanilla, bright acidity! This "Floral Butterfly" coffee, containing Geisha variety, offers exceptional value as a specialty coffee bean!

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop | Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee | Contact: 020-38364473 | Shelf Life: 90 days | Net Weight: 227g | Packaging: Bulk coffee beans | Roast Level: Medium roast | Brand: Coffee Workshop | Series: FrontStreet Coffee Roasting | Sugar Content: Sugar-free | Origin: Panama

Origin and Region

The Boquete region in Panama, located in the Chiriquí province bordering Costa Rica, is renowned for producing the famous Geisha coffee and is world-famous for high-quality Arabica coffee. The Tedman & MacIntyre Estate, situated at 4,000 feet altitude in the Boquete mountains, originates from two of Panama's earliest coffee families: the Tedman and MacIntyre families.

Brewing Method

Hand-pour brewing for Floral Butterfly: 15g coffee, medium grind (Fuji鬼齿刀4 grind), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level drops halfway before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Details

• Country: Panama
• Grade: SHB
• Region: Boquete
• Roast Level: Medium roast
• Processing: Washed
• Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Geisha

Boquete Region Excellence

Panama coffee is famous for La Esmeralda's Geisha, and the region where La Esmeralda is located is also quite renowned: the Boquete region in Chiriqui province. Boquete is a town in Chiriqui province, situated near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Barú volcano. With its beautiful scenery, fertile and rich soil, and climate ideal for producing high-quality coffee, the region excels.

Within the Boquete region, there are many excellent estates. Besides the famous La Esmeralda, there are also renowned estates like Elida Estate and Akaba Estate, all producing high-quality specialty coffee. This is not only due to the superior ecological conditions of Panama's Boquete region and the fertile volcanic ash soil of the Barú volcano area. Another important factor is the microclimate present in Panama's Boquete highlands, which is a unique resource for specialty coffee in the Boquete region. This is caused by Panama's east-to-west environment, allowing cold air currents to converge above 6,500 feet through the central mountains, creating various microclimates in the Boquete area. The temperature and rainfall are ideal for plant growth, making coffee trees grown here thrive exceptionally well.

The Value Proposition

In such a blessed growing environment as Boquete, there naturally isn't just La Esmeralda's Geisha as the sole coffee king with exceptional flavor, quality, and value. But drinking Geisha daily would be quite extravagant, and even if financially manageable, eating delicacies like shark fin and bear paw daily isn't appropriate either. The same applies to coffee - a broad exploration enhances the joy of appreciating coffee.

Panama is a Central American country, bordering Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east. Those familiar with single-origin coffee should know that Panama coffee is famous in the coffee world for La Esmeralda's Geisha variety. It can be said to be a country that pursues excellence in coffee and produces high-quality coffee.

Flavor Profile

Tea aroma, honey, berry fruits, classic La Esmeralda Geisha taste

Floral Butterfly: The Exceptional Value

In the land of Boquete, there is a bean with particularly excellent value. And it has a very beautiful name — Floral Butterfly. It possesses 40% premium Geisha heritage, composed of three varieties: Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai. It's grown in the Barú volcano region of Boquete, at an altitude of 1,600 meters in volcanic areas. The processing plant uses refined washed processing. Panama's special local microclimate leads to abundant rainfall in this region, combined with large day-night temperature differences. Additionally, the unique volcanic rock soil of the volcanic area, along with meticulous harvesting and refined processing, makes this coffee perform exceptionally well in body, acidity, and floral notes.

The Surprising Value

Even more surprisingly, on top of its excellent quality, the very approachable price makes this coffee bean's value exceptional. The special feature of this coffee bean is that it's composed of three varieties, with 40% being Geisha variety, giving this coffee very distinct Geisha characteristics. According to available information, due to the estate's historical reasons, when pursuing yield in earlier times, Geisha variety trees were mixed-planted with Caturra and Catuai variety trees. For convenience in harvesting, coffee farmers didn't reclassify but directly mixed and processed all three varieties together. Later, after Geisha became famous and prices soared, the processing plant began refined washed processing specifically for this type of coffee bean.

Washed Processing Excellence

There are many methods of washed processing today, but generally, after coffee cherries are harvested, floating beans are removed, then the pulp is removed, and coffee beans are soaked in fermentation tanks. Enzymes in the water soften the mucilage attached to the coffee bean's parchment, while natural yeast breaks down sugars in the mucilage. This process is called fermentation. After fermentation is complete, coffee beans are moved to drying patios to dry. During drying, coffee beans must be constantly turned to ensure even drying. Finally, they're stored in parchment in warehouses, and only after green bean merchants place orders are they hulled and bagged. Coffee processed this way has a clean taste, emphasizing bright, lively fruit acidity, as well as clear fruit flavors and floral notes.

Final Thoughts

Therefore, one can imagine that with Floral Butterfly's varietal superiority and refined processing methods, if medium-light roast is used to complete this bean's final flavor direction, you will surely give immense recognition to this Floral Butterfly that possesses Geisha's characteristic floral notes, tropical fruits, berry-like flavors, honey sweetness and smoothness, with very persistent aroma and finish.

Important Notice :

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