Carmen Estate

Description

Tastes Like: Melon Sorbet, Mango, Berries

Origin: Palomar, Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Carmen Estate

Elevation: 1,500 masl

Process: Natural - Sun drying in african beds , red cherry picking very ripe and fermented in tanks for 48 hrs

Farm and Producer

Carmen Estate grows coffee in the Paso Ancho area of Panama’s Volcán region. The Franceschi family established the farm, whose planting areas lie in the Chiriquí Viejo valley. Volcanic soils, good drainage and a pattern of cool nights and sunnier days shape the growing environment.

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

Very ripe red cherries are selected for this natural preparation and fermented in tanks for 48 hours. The coffee then dries in the whole fruit on raised beds in the sun before the dried cherry is removed.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.