Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda - Aguila Natural Geisha 4BANC (100g Jar)

Notes of mixed berries, vanilla, orange wine.

Varietal: Geisha
Lot Name: Aguila 4BANC
Farm Name: El Velo
Region: Quiel, Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama
Altitude: 1850+ MASL
Processing: Natural
Harvest date: 24/02/2025

For the second year in a row, we are proud to present this coffee from Hacienda La Esmeralda, one of the most infamous and spectacular coffee farms worldwide!

Renowned for their consistent cup quality and origins within the Panama Geisha community, the Peterson Family have effectively revolutionized the high end coffee market with winning their introduction to the Best of Panama Competition way back in 2004. Since then, the family has continued to practice profound understanding of coffee production, as well as consistently redefining the rules as to what coffee can be. They have consistently sold some of the most expensive lots the world has ever seen, and they do it all while remaining true to their values while allowing their coffees to come through at the forefront.

This, put simply, has been a dream of ours since before we started LVC. Having Hacienda La Esmeralda on your offer list is sort of like a bucket list type of checkmark for any roaster who truly values what high end lots & Panama Geisha's taste like.

This lot is from the Aguila plot and is the 4BANC lot. The coffee is processed using the natural anaerobic method, where cherries are sealed in tanks without the access to oxygen. After pulping, the cool fermentation (F) was done in stainless steel tanks, dry fermentation aerobically for 48 hours occurred. The microlot was then transferred to raised beds where it slow dried for 24 days.

We are thrilled and honoured to have this lot on our offer list. It tastes about as interesting as it gets, with notes of mixed berries, vanilla, and orange wine all shining through.