| Country | Panama |
|---|---|
| Farm | Emporium |
| Varietal | Arabica Gesha / Geisha |
| Processing | Natural |
| Crop | March 2024 |
| Partnership | since 2010 |
| Coffee type | Wholebean |
| Flavour | Juicy & Exotic |
Fun - the crème de la crème
Fun is the pinnacle of our offering. These are the best coffees that farmers produce on their farms, featuring exclusive varieties or experimental processes. Flavor-wise, they offer unique experiences for an extraordinary taste journey. Fun are the coffees that simply delight.
Panamanian Geisha is considered the best in the coffee world. This one comes from the Emporium farm, owned by the legendary Graciano Cruz, a pioneer of natural processing in Central America. An exceptional coffee with floral aroma and notes of tropical fruit in its flavor.
Fun is best enjoyed as filtered coffee, where the flavor profile of the coffee fully unfolds.
How does this coffee tastes?
Juicy & Exotic
Lukáš, who selected this coffee with Graciano in Panama in March of this year, says he was captivated by its clean taste and the juiciness of tropical fruits like passion fruit and pineapple.
Graciano Cruz
Graciano is a world wide known coffee producer. Alongside his own coffee farms he has been part of various projects in Ethiopia, Peru, Taiwan and Brazil. He is a great supporter of eco farming and natural processing.
Finca Emporium
is the lower elevation farm of our friend Graciano Cruz. All coffee picked at this farm is processed using the traditional natural method. The result of the specific microclimate, terroir and chosen processing style is a noticeably juicy and sweet cup reminiscent of tropical fruits, herbs and spices.
Fully washed processing
Graciano processes most of his harvest using the anaerobic method, fermenting freshly picked cherries in sealed plastic bags and barrels. However, we prefer more transparent and elegant flavors, so he continues to process our coffee using the dry method. The drying process on African beds takes about 20 days. After drying, the cherries are transported to Boquete, where they are hulled and sorted at a local processing plant before export.
Sustainability is No.1
Los Lajones is the first bio certified farm in Panama. Except of this nanolot, there is no water used for processing coffee cherries. Most cherry pickers are members of ethnic group called Ngöbe-Buglé. They get paid about 25% more money then it is usual in Panama.
Bamboo Geisha coffee trees grow in the original rain forest in the shade of bamboo trees in the highest located part of the farm (2000-2100masl).
The story of Geisha
If you would like to taste something very extraordinary with a unique profile you have to try this Geisha from Panama. This coffee has great taste and story. The variety got to Panama through Tanzania and Costa Rica. In 50s it was grown for its resistance to leaf rust in these coutnries. It is unknown till today where does it originally come from. Allegedly it carries the name after a village called Gesha in Ethiopia.
In 2004 Danile Peterson, the owner of Hacienda La Esmeralda discovered this amazing coffee during his regular cupping. It scored the highest. The Petersons´ family decided to grow this variety seperately form the rest of varietes. They organised the very first online auction of this coffee. Geisha has changed the world of coffee since then....
