Producer: Hacienda La Esmeralda
Farms: El Velo and Cañas Verdes
Region: Quiel, Boquete
Altitude: 1,700-1,850 masl
Varietal: Gesha
Process: Natural and Washed
Roast: Light

Available whole bean only in 50g jars or 4oz pouches. This bundle roasts and ships on Mondays + Thursdays only.

We've been proud to offer Geshas from Hacienda La Esmeralda for more than a decade. All of their farms are Rainforest Alliance Certified, attesting to Esmeralda's sustainable practices: reuse of leftover coffee pulp as a fertilizer; forest maintenance along watersheds; timing coffee tree pruning around bird nesting season; use of hydroelectricity and sustainable wood burning to run the coffee mill; and more.

On our most recent visit, in April 2023, our green coffee buyer was impressed by the Petersons' continued spirit of experimentation. They are testing 32 different processes, including combinations of fermentations, yeast inoculations, and drying techniques. Working with a local university, they have begun isolating and culturing native yeasts found at their farms and on coffee cherries, including different genera such as Pichia, Candida, and Saccharomyces. The various yeasts have been used to inoculate coffee fermentations, with the most successful trials increasing the floral and stone fruit qualities inherent to Gesha when compared to commercial alternatives.