Roberto Brenes (Auromar)

Description

Tastes Like: Orange Blossom, Citrus, Plum

Origin: Finca Auromar, Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Roberto Brenes

Elevation: 1,900 masl

Process: 2 days - Cold natural fermentation at 16°C + 3 days - Washed fermentation at 16°C

Farm and Producer

Auromar is the Brenes family's coffee farm in Piedra de Candela, Renacimiento, in Panama's Chiriquí highlands. Roberto Brenes and his family established a coffee project within a property that also retains native forest.

This Gesha selection was grown at Auromar and prepared by TNT Lab, a separate processing operation in David that works with cherries from partner farms.

Variety

Gesha, also spelled Geisha, is an Arabica variety with Ethiopian origins. It is valued for high cup-quality potential and floral aromatics, especially under suitable high-elevation growing conditions. Its expression also depends on cultivation, processing, and roasting.

Processing

Flower Touch combines two cold fermentation stages. The coffee first spends two days fermenting as whole cherry at 16°C, followed by three days in a washed fermentation stage at the same temperature. Holding both stages at 16°C changes the pace of fermentation and gives the processor control over aromatic development before drying.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.