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Premium Geisha - The Glory of Best of Panama (BOP)

As the world's first green bean competition, the launch of BOP can be seen as a strategic move by Panama's specialty coffee industry within the coffee market of the time. Through this successful strategy, Panama opened up a blue ocean built on quality over quantity. In 1995, seven coffee-producing families in Panama jointly founded the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP). In 1996 they founded the first Panama green bean competition, Best of Panama (BOP).

At the BOP on May 25, 2019, Elida Estate's Geisha won a double championship (it had also been a double champion in 2018, making Elida Estate the first double champion in BOP history). Its natural process scored 95.25 points, breaking the previous record and setting a new high, while its washed process also achieved an impressive 95 points. Elida's BOP-2019 award-winning plot (the same one as in 2018) comes from the La Torre plot, a very special area that meets every requirement for growing the world's finest Geisha flavors.

The renowned Elida Estate, whose history dates back to 1918, is owned by the Lamastus family. The estate name "Elida" was taken from the farm owner's wife at the time. Elida Estate is located in the Boquete region of Panama's western border province. Boquete has long been a prominent coffee-producing area in Panama, home to numerous world-famous estates—such as Esmeralda, which became famous overnight with its Geisha variety, as well as BOP frequent winners like Hartman Estate, Mama Cata, Kotowa, and Santa Teresa. Elida Estate is itself a heavyweight star of the Boquete region, having won Best of Panama awards five consecutive years while also earning an impressive 95 points from Coffee Review. Its remarkable record is second only to Esmeralda Estate.

Panama Elida Estate

• Region: Panama, Boquete, Baru Volcano Area
• Estate: Elida Estate
• Variety: Geisha
• Altitude: 1850m
• Grade: 2019 BOP Geisha Washed Category First Place
• Processing: Washed

About FrontStreet Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee is a specialty coffee research establishment dedicated to sharing coffee knowledge with enthusiasts. We share our expertise without reservation simply to help more people fall in love with coffee. We also hold three discounted coffee events every month, because FrontStreet Coffee wants more people to enjoy the finest coffee at the lowest possible prices. That has been our mission for the past six years.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Elida's award-winning washed Geisha has you wanting to taste Panamanian Geisha for yourself, our FrontStreet Emerald Red Label Geisha is the estate-grade expression to seek out: grown between 1,600 and 1,800 meters, cupped at over 90 points per batch, and fully traceable to a single plot. For an easier, more affordable introduction to the classic Panama Geisha profile, our FrontStreet Boquete Geisha delivers the region's signature orange-blossom honey, oolong tea, and fine fruit acidity. And if you are drawn to the natural, fruit-driven side of Geisha, our FrontStreet Gesha Village Gold Label—a natural-process Gesha 1931—shows just how layered and floral this variety can be.