Panama Boquet with 70% Geisha Flower Butterfly Premium Coffee Bean Flavor Taste Aroma Characteristics Description

Flavor Profile

Tea aroma, honey, berries — the classic Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha flavor.

Introduction to Mariposa

In Boquete there is an exceptionally cost-effective coffee with a beautiful name: Mariposa (Butterfly). It carries 40% Geisha heritage and is composed of three varieties — Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai. Grown in the Baru Volcano area of Boquete at an altitude of 1,600 meters, it goes through meticulous washed processing at the mill. Panama's special microclimate brings abundant rainfall and significant day-night temperature differences to this area, and combined with the distinctive volcanic rock soil and careful harvesting, this coffee performs outstandingly in body, acidity, and florals.

Exceptional Value

Better still, this quality comes at a remarkably approachable price, making the value proposition outstanding. What makes this bean special is its three-variety composition, with 40% Geisha giving it a distinctly Geisha character. Historically, in pursuit of yield, the estate planted Geisha trees mixed together with Caturra and Catuai. To simplify harvesting, farmers never separated them and instead processed all three varieties mixed. Later, after Geisha became famous overnight and prices soared, the mill began applying refined washed processing specifically to this coffee.

Washed Processing

Washed processing varies in detail, but broadly: after the cherries are harvested, floating beans are removed and the pulp is stripped, then the beans are soaked in fermentation tanks. Enzymes in the water soften the mucilage clinging to the parchment, while natural yeasts break down the sugars in that mucilage — this is fermentation. Once complete, the beans are moved to drying patios and must be raked constantly to ensure even drying. Finally they are stored in parchment, and hulled and bagged only after green bean orders come in. Coffee processed this way has a clean cup, bright and lively fruit acidity, and clear fruit and floral notes.

Roasting and Flavor Development

With Mariposa's varietal pedigree plus refined processing, a medium-light roast is all it takes to finish the flavor direction of this bean. You will surely speak highly of this Mariposa: Geisha's signature florals, Southeast Asian fruits, berry flavors, honey sweetness and smoothness, with a very persistent aroma and finish.

Cupping Notes

Fragrance (Dry Aroma)

Jasmine, citrus, tea aroma, honey

Aroma (Wet Aroma)

Berries, florals, buttery notes, vanilla, citrus

Flavor (Slurp)

Juicy sweetness, delicate and non-aggressive acidity, excellent cleanliness, bergamot, honey, citrus, spice, florals, berries, tea aroma, cherry, a delicate finish and persistent aroma — the classic Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha flavor.

Taste Description

Jasmine, citrus, tea aroma, honey, berries, vanilla, bright acidity. Geisha-containing Mariposa is an outstanding value in specialty coffee.

Product Information

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

Coffee Details

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

Panama Coffee Overview

Panama is a Central American country bordering Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east. Anyone who follows single-origin coffee knows that Panama made its name with Hacienda La Esmeralda's Geisha — a country that pursues excellence and produces genuinely high-quality coffee.

Hacienda La Esmeralda sits in a region famous in its own right: Boquete, in Chiriqui Province. Boquete is a town near the Panama-Costa Rica border, close to the Baru Volcano, with beautiful scenery and rich, fertile soil — a climate and terroir ideally suited to fine coffee.

Within Boquete there are many excellent estates. Besides the celebrated Hacienda La Esmeralda, renowned farms like Elida Estate and Akbar Estate also produce high-quality specialty coffee. This owes not only to the superior ecology and the fertile volcanic-ash soils around Baru, but also to a key factor: the highland microclimate of Boquete. Panama's east-to-west geography lets cold air currents gather above 6,500 feet along the central mountain range, creating multiple microclimates in Boquete whose temperature and rainfall are ideal for plant growth. Coffee trees here thrive accordingly.

But in a growing environment as privileged as Boquete's, Hacienda Esmeralda's Geisha is naturally not the only star. Drinking Geisha every day is still quite a luxury — and even without financial pressure, having shark fin and bear paw daily wouldn't be quite right either. The same goes for coffee: exploring broadly is how you truly enjoy the pleasure of tasting it.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation: Taste Geisha Without the Geisha Price

If this Mariposa wets your appetite for Geisha, FrontStreet recommends starting with the entry-level FrontStreet Boquete Geisha from Panama: an affordable way to taste the classic Panamanian profile of orange-blossom honey sweetness, oolong tea texture, and delicate fruit acidity. To go up a tier, the FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label (Esmeralda Special) grows at 1,600-1,800 meters, cups above 90 points, and comes from a single plot such as Jaramillo. For Ethiopia's take on the variety, the medium-light roasted FrontStreet Granana Estate Gesha offers bright citrus acidity, elegant ginger-flower aroma, and full ripe-fruit sweetness. Brew any of these on a V60: 15g of coffee, 91°C water, 1:16 ratio, grind at about 78% passing a #20 sieve, three pours to 225g over roughly 2:10-2:20.