Flavor Characteristics, Growing Region, and Brewing Parameters for Panama Boquete 70% Geisha Mariposa Coffee Beans

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

Therefore, one can imagine that with the superiority of the Mariposa variety in terms of cultivar, combined with meticulous processing methods, if medium-light roasting is used to complete the flavor profile of this bean, you will surely give great affirmation to this Mariposa, which possesses Geisha's characteristic floral notes, South Asian fruits, and berry flavors, along with honey sweetness and smoothness, with very persistent aroma and aftertaste.

Cupping Notes:

Fragrance (Dry Aroma): Jasmine, citrus, tea notes, honey

Aroma (Wet Aroma): Berries, floral, buttery, vanilla, citrus

Flavor (Slurp): Juice sweetness, delicate and non-aggressive acidity, excellent cleanliness, bergamot, honey, citrus, spices, floral notes, berries, tea notes, cherry, refined aftertaste, persistent aroma, classic Esmeralda Estate Geisha flavor.

Taste Description: Jasmine, citrus, tea notes, honey, berries, vanilla, bright acidity! Mariposa containing Geisha variety is an excellent value specialty coffee bean!

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: Roasted coffee beans
Brand: Coffee Workshop
Series: FrontStreet Coffee Roasting
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Level: Medium roast

Origin and Processing

The Boquete region in Panama is located in the Chiriquí province, bordering Costa Rica, and is famous for producing the renowned Geisha coffee, known worldwide for high-quality Arabica coffee. The Tedman & MacIntyre Estate, located in the 4000-foot altitude mountain area of Boquete, originates from two of Panama's earliest coffee families: the Tedman family and the MacIntyre family.

Hand Pour Recipe for Mariposa: 15g coffee, medium grind (Fuji Ryo ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, 27-second bloom. Pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

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

Panama coffee is famous for the Geisha from Esmeralda Estate, and the region where Esmeralda Estate is located is also quite famous; it's the Boquete production area in the Chiriqui province. Boquete is a town in Chiriqui province, situated near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru Volcano, with beautiful scenery, fertile and rich soil, and climate and soil conditions that are very suitable for producing high-quality coffee.

Within the Boquete production area, there are many excellent estates. Besides the famous Esmeralda Estate, there are also Elida Estate, Kotowa Estate, and other renowned estates that all produce 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 Baru volcano area. There is also another important factor: the microclimate in the highlands of Panama's Boquete is a unique resource for specialty coffee in the Boquete region; this is the east-to-west environment in Panama that allows cold air currents to converge above 6500 feet through the central mountain range, creating various microclimates in the Boquete area, making its temperature and rainfall very suitable for plant growth, so coffee trees growing here thrive.

And in such a privileged growing environment as Boquete, there naturally wouldn't be just the Esmeralda Geisha as a coffee king with extraordinary flavor, quality, and value; but drinking Geisha every day, I think, is still quite luxurious, and even if there's no economic pressure, eating like shark's fin and bear's paw every day isn't quite right either. The same goes for coffee - having a wide exposure allows you to better enjoy the pleasure of tasting coffee.

Panama is a Central American country, bordering Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east. Those who know about single-origin coffee should know that Panama coffee is famous in the coffee world for the Geisha from Esmeralda Estate (the great name of Geisha). It can be said to be a country that pursues excellence in coffee and produces high-quality coffee.

Flavor: Tea notes, honey, berries, classic Esmeralda Estate Geisha taste

Introducing Mariposa

Then in the land of Boquete, there is a bean with particularly high value for money. And it has a very beautiful name - Mariposa. She has 40% premium Geisha heritage, composed of three varieties: Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai, grown in the Baru volcanic region of Boquete, at an altitude of 1600 meters in the volcanic area. The processing plant uses meticulous washed processing. Panama's special local microclimate leads to abundant rainfall in this region, large temperature differences between day and night, plus the unique volcanic rock soil of the volcanic area, as well as careful harvesting and meticulous processing, making this coffee perform exceptionally well in body, acidity, and floral notes.

What's even more surprising is that, on top of its excellent quality, a very approachable price makes this coffee bean's value for money explode. The special feature of this coffee bean is that it's composed of three varieties, of which 40% is Geisha variety, giving this coffee very obvious Geisha characteristics. According to information obtained through research, due to the historical reasons of the estate, at that time in pursuit of yield, early Geisha varieties were mixed with Caturra and Catuai variety coffee trees. For convenience in harvesting, coffee farmers did not reclassify them but instead directly mixed the three varieties for processing. Later, after Geisha became famous overnight and prices soared, the processing plant began to apply meticulous washed processing to such coffee beans.

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