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Panama Geisha (Hacienda La Esmeralda)

Origin: Panama

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

Estate: Esmeralda (La Esmeralda) / Hacienda La Esmeralda

Grade: SHB

Growing Altitude: 1450M

Processing Method: Fine washed processing

Special Certification: Green Rainforest Certification

Roast Level: Light roast city-

Flavor Description: Oolong tea fragrance, peach aroma, honey sweetness, refreshing and comfortable, bright yet balanced, with extremely complex aromatic layers. The entire aroma is wrapped in caramel sweetness. Upon entry, the tongue perceives distinct fruit acidity, which becomes gentle and rounded in the mouth. The fruit sweetness and aftertaste are intense, 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 remarkably long-lasting, leaving one deeply satisfied!

FrontStreet Coffee · La Esperanza Estate

Country: Panama

Region: Boquete

Grade: SHB

Varieties: Caturra, Catuai, Typica

Roast Level: CITY+ (Medium)

Processing Method: Washed

Growing Environment: Altitude 1400-1600M

Producer/Company: La Esperanza Estate Hacienda La Esperanza

Certification: Organic Certification

Flavor Profile: This organic Boquete displays nut and berry aromas in both dry and wet fragrance. The acidity is not high but gentle, with very high sweetness. The body is delicate and rich, with an extremely long finish. Overall, it somewhat resembles a baby Geisha and sweet Geisha.

La Esperanza Estate is located at an altitude of 1400-1600 meters, with production between 300-700 bags. Most processing is completed on the farm, using washed processing with sun-drying methods, and the processed husks, pulp, and mucilage are used as fertilizer. The estate plants 60% Caturra, 20% Catuai, and 20% Typica and other varieties. The most famous is the Geisha variety, which won the championship in BEST OF PANAMA 2008. They also plant many local trees as shade trees, providing soil nutrition, including citrus trees and many tropical fruits such as lemons, grapefruits, etc. The estate has a huge tropical rainforest nature reserve, with at least three different mountain wells rich in rainfall. The annual average rainfall is 3200 mm, with daytime temperatures ranging from 16-23°C and nighttime temperatures from 14-20°C.

La Esperanza Estate is somewhat different from other estates, having a PhD botanist, three professional cuppers, and 100 full-time employees, currently managing six estates under its jurisdiction. The estate is owned by the Herrera brothers. In fact, the Herrera brothers' grandfather operated a coffee farm in the Trujillo region of Colombia, which gradually declined, and the two brothers left Colombia. However, they never gave up their dream of returning to their hometown to run a coffee estate.

After returning to their hometown, the Herrera brothers' first purchased estate was La Esperanza in Trujillo, very close to their grandfather's original farm, which now serves as the regional headquarters. The estate itself is 100% organic, with different varieties of coffee trees including Colombian, Castillo, Caturra, and over 14,000 organic Geisha trees. Subsequently, the Herreras successively purchased four estates in Trujillo and Caicedonia north of Trujillo. Along with La Cardeida estate in Boquete, Panama, rented in 2005, they now have six estates under their name, with a total coffee planting area of 213 hectares.

The estates under Cafe Granja La Esperanza are located in eight unique microclimate regions across three mountain ranges in Colombia. This gives their botanists excellent opportunities to experiment with different microclimates and terroir flavors, different processing methods, and different coffee varieties, combining the rationality of scientists, the business acumen of merchants, and persistence in coffee quality. For example, they create different processing steps and specifications for different microclimates and varieties. From seedling cultivation to export, there are 95 data points to manage all information.

The team of chief botanist Hernando Tapasco has established climate stations in the estates to track weather data and assist in harvest decisions. Farm data is continuously collected and analyzed weekly. After harvest, they compare weather data, production data, and cupping data to analyze correlations. Geisha harvesters receive strict training, picking only mature cherry fruits, paid by the day, unlike other estates that pay by weight. This avoids workers picking unqualified cherries to meet performance targets. Half of the harvest workers have over six years of experience. After picking, the fruits are sent to the central processing plant within La Esperanza Estate, where each batch of Geisha is marked and processed separately. They first undergo a three-day pre-drying phase in the sun-drying field, then are moved to small towers for drying. Strict quality control is another key factor. In Cerro Azul estate, there are 40,000 to 45,000 Geisha trees, of which only 5-7,000 can produce Geisha beans that carry the Cerro Azul brand.

La Esperanza Estate's experimentation and innovation with varieties seem endless, continuously testing new varieties. Besides the organic Caturra that originally occupied most of the area in La Esperanza Estate, from Geisha, organic Geisha, Mocha, Bourbon (including red, yellow, Tekisik different Bourbons), Laurina, Pacamara, San Bernardo, and Pache, they truly bring the serious attitude that wineries have toward grape varieties into coffee. After Geisha, the Pacamara, Bourbon, and even Laurina from La Esperanza Estate continue to create surprise and admiration in the specialty coffee world.

Their approach finally paid off. As early as the 2008 "Best of Panama" competition, La Cardeida, rented by La Esperanza Estate, won the Best of Panama championship with a high score of 93.16. In the 2012 Annual Coffee Triple Crown, the three estates currently mainly growing Geisha won separately: Cerro Azul second, Las Margarita third, and Buenos Aires Experimental Estate seventh.

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