Panama Esmeralda Geisha
Characterized by an unforgettable jasmine-like fragrance and pristine citrus clarity, Panama Esmeralda Geisha has garnered 10 first place awards in the last 4 years, including recognition as the world’s best coffee by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
Only 215 sacks of this rare coffee were produced in 2007. This year a few select bags sold for an incredible $130 a pound at auction – making it the most expensive coffee in the world . As the original buyer of this remarkable coffee, Peet’s purchased 50 sacks in advance of the harvest, enabling us to offer it at the same price as last year.
The fragrance — variously described as smelling like jasmine, citrus blossoms and bergamot — is extraordinary. We’ll leave you to decide which, but there’s no question that the bright, sweet citric acidity, and delicate flavor nuances will remain in your memory long after you’ve drained the last precious cup. Panama Esmeralda Geisha was born of a misfortune — a silver lining on a very rainy cloud.
The coffee is grown on just one small block, at the highest altitude of Hacienda La Esmeralda, in the Boquete region of Panama. 1998’s La Nina season decimated the farm”s crop of 15 different varieties — bar one. This heirloom variety — known as “Geisha”, after its probable origin in the Ethiopian region of Gesha — was the strongest survivor of the relentless rains and the fungal diseases that accompany excessive moisture
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. Tasting it for the first time on its own, the grower was astonished by the flavor of “Geisha”, and has reserved and milled these beans separately ever since. Whether it is the altitude, the mists, or the soils of the microclimate, or the Spartan yields of this rare variety itself, the beans develop a flavor that hasn’t been experienced anywhere else. Try some for yourself, and enjoy a cup of this exquisite floral sensation, one of the most distinctive coffees you’ll ever taste.
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