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Gardelli- Hacienda La Esmeralda,El Velo Geisha Lot 29-60-625(Panama)
Gardelli- Hacienda La Esmeralda,El Velo Geisha Lot 29-60-625(Panama)
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Panama – Hacienda La Esmeralda, El Velo Geisha Lot 29-60-625
Introduction
Discover an exquisite Geisha from the legendary Hacienda La Esmeralda, sourced from the renowned El Velo Farm. This exceptional lot is a blend of high-performing Geisha natural microlots, carefully processed to highlight delicate florals, vibrant fruitiness, and subtle spice notes. The natural processing ensures a balanced, sweet, and elegant cup, making it a perfect choice for those who appreciate complex, refined flavors.
Coffee Profile
- Producer: Hacienda La Esmeralda
- Country: Panama
- Region: Boquete
- Farm: El Velo
- Altitude: 1600–1800 masl
- Variety: Geisha
- Process: Natural
- Roast Profile: Light to medium, enhancing the clarity and complexity of Geisha’s signature floral and citrus notes
- Net Weight: 100g
- Packaging: Box + Vacuum pack
Flavor Notes
- Primary Flavors: Jasmine, Blackberry, Lemongrass, Orange, White Rose, Hibiscus
- Aroma: Elegant floral bouquet with hints of citrus zest and berries
- Taste: Bright and lively, with a mix of jasmine and white rose florals, followed by juicy blackberry and orange, and a lemongrass-hibiscus finish
- Body & Finish: Light and silky with a clean, lingering sweetness
Brewing Recommendations
V60 (Conical Brewer):
- Coffee: 15g
- Grind Size: Medium-fine
- Water: 250g at 94°C
- Filter: Cafec Abaca+
- Brew Time: 2:20 minutes
Flat-Bottom Brewer (e.g., Kalita or Stagg X):
- Coffee: 15g
- Grind Size: Medium
- Water: 250g at 94°C
- Filter: Stagg [X] Fellow
- Brew Time: 2:15 minutes
Why Choose Hacienda La Esmeralda, El Velo Geisha?
This Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda is a masterpiece, offering a unique combination of floral elegance, juicy fruit, and delicate spice. The natural process brings out a sweet yet balanced cup that is both powerful and delicate, making it an unforgettable experience for coffee lovers. Whether enjoyed as espresso or filter, this Geisha is a true showcase of Panama’s world-class coffee craftsmanship.
STORY BEHIND
Hacienda La Esmeralda is the epicenter of the rediscovery of the Geisha variety and the subsequent fascination the Specialty Coffee industry has had with the variety. In 2004, the Peterson family decided to separate lots based on their location on the farm, and kept them separated throughout processing. By doing so, the Petersons were able to isolate the cup profile of the Geisha variety, with the juicy acidity and multi-layered aromatics that Geisha has to offer. While it is common practice today, this decision to separate lots was progressive and experimental at the time.
Due to the high premium these coffees garner during auctions, Hacienda La Esmeralda is able to pay its harvesters three times the typical wage, ensuring a good standard of living as well as the highest quality work.
By carefully dividing each lot as it is picked, specific clusters of trees are targeted during the harvest, building unique microlots for the most quality-conscious buyers. La Esmeralda's industry-leading environmental sustainability practices and support for employees and their families have made us proud to partner with the Peterson family for many years.
El Velo is one of the newest of Hacienda La Esmeralda’s farms, purchased in 2012. This 50-hectare farm is the only one where the flat landscape allows a more uniform pattern of cultivation in rows. The farm is planted with Geisha and Catuai varieties, as well as with smaller lots of exotic varieties like Laurina, Pacamara and SL-34. Additionally, there are some 400+ other accessions, which are part of Esmeralda’s research initiatives and which were obtained from CATIE.
The farm is planted from 1,650 to 1,900 masl, although the nature reserve continues up the mountain all the way to 2,900 masl, and it is home to the famous Quetzal and other endangered birds.
THE VARIETY
Rare, exclusive and fetching a heavy price tag, Geisha is often associated with coffees from Panama, while, in fact, the cultivation of the Geisha varietal began there as late as in the 1960s.
Geisha is an original variety of coffee that was discovered in the 1930s in the mountains around the Southwestern town of Geisha, Ethiopia. Geisha trees grow tall and can be distinguished by their beautiful elongated leaves. The quality of this coffee can be drastically improved when grown at extremely high elevation.
The Geisha revolution brought about an intense search for Geisha among coffee buyers and a primal pilgrimage to Ethiopia to find the source of that flavour. The roads those buyers travelled brought them to a wood in far western Ethiopia near a small town called Geisha in the forests where coffee was born and still grows wild.
Geisha 1931 comes from this place.
Its name reflects the place and year it was collected by scientists who fanned out on a research expedition in Ethiopia to catalogue its coffee varieties.
THE FERMENTATION PROCESS
During drying, a natural fermentation process occurs.
Coffee enzymes experience a fermentation produced by the yeast and bacteria that breaks down the sugars in the mucilage.
