Panama Coffee Region Characteristics: Gourmet Coffee Bean Flavor Profiles and Roasting Degree Guide

FrontStreet Coffee · Characteristics of Panama Coffee Growing Regions - Premium Coffee Bean Flavor Descriptions and Roast Levels Introduction

Hacienda La Esmeralda made its name with the Geisha variety. The Geisha variety was discovered in 1931 in the Geisha forest of Ethiopia and later sent to the Coffee Research Institute in Kenya. It was subsequently introduced to Uganda, Tanzania, and Costa Rica, where it showed mediocre performance. It wasn't until it was transplanted to Panama in the 1960s that it made a spectacular breakthrough after nearly half a century. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, it defeated varieties like Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, and Typica at BOP (Best of Panama), winning three consecutive championships. In 2007, Geisha won the International Cupping Competition hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), with a bidding price of $130 per pound, setting the highest price record for competition beans in history. Geisha belongs to the Typica family and grew into the king of coffees on Panamanian soil after leaving Ethiopia. It conquered palates with its rich floral and fruity aromas and transparent, bright acidity.

Panama has appeared among the world's best coffee-producing countries for the past three years, surprising countries that have been at the forefront of coffee production for many years. Panama's main coffee-growing regions are in the west, bordering Costa Rica, producing premium washed process coffees. Compared to coffee beans grown in low and medium altitude areas, the low temperatures and stable climate of Panama's high-altitude regions are more beneficial to coffee bean growth. Coffee beans grown here develop slowly, possessing the most intense and distinctive flavors, with the hardest coffee density.

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High-altitude coffee beans possess the most complete flavor profiles, higher body, and diverse flavors such as chocolate, caramel, and floral notes. They enter the mouth smoothly, with balanced acidity and bitterness. Panama's extremely high-altitude grown beans are among the most outstanding varieties.

The Boquete region of Panama is located in the Chiriquí province, bordering Costa Rica, and is famous for producing Panama's renowned Geisha coffee, known worldwide for its high-quality Arabica coffee production. The Tedman & MacIntyre Estate, located in the Boquete mountain region at 4,000 feet altitude, originates from two of Panama's earliest coffee families: the Tedman family and the MacIntyre family. In 1925, Canadian fruit merchant Alexander Duncan MacIntyre, inspired by his brother Joseph, came to settle in Boquete. In the same year, he married Angela Rosas and purchased an estate named "LA CAROLINA," beginning coffee cultivation. Their descendants still own this estate today, which has become one of the most famous coffee estates in the region.

In fact, Panama-produced coffee has never received the recognition and attention it deserves in the specialty coffee market. Good Panama coffee has often been used by unscrupulous merchants to counterfeit Hawaiian Kona coffee or even Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Panama coffee generally falls in the low to medium price range, but its performance in the cup often rivals that of world-famous and even extremely expensive coffee origins. Excellent Panama coffee has bright, clean flavors, medium body (mouthfeel), comfortable and mild texture, and even excellent complexity. In a few more years, these high-quality, reasonably priced specialty-grade Panama coffees will sweep the world!

FrontStreet Coffee · Introduction to Panama Premium Coffee Beans - Geisha

Panama Geisha: A rare wild variety and regular champion in various world tasting competitions. The green beans are slender in shape, while the roasted beans possess unexpected citrus fragrance, with a finish full of floral and fruity sweetness. An absolutely unique specialty coffee.

Geisha originates from a very rare wild variety in Ethiopia, and the bean's name likely comes from the coffee beans discovered near a local small village called Geisha. The coffee tree grows tall with slender leaves, is resistant to coffee leaf rust disease, and has the characteristic of widely spaced branches on the trunk. The green beans are slender in shape, while the roasted beans have strong, intense fruity aroma characteristics. This variety cannot be commercially traded due to its very low harvest yield.

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