Peterson family (Hacienda La Esmeralda)

Description

Tastes Like: Magnolia, Pomelo, Lychee

Origin: El Velo, Hacienda La Esmeralda, Chiriqui, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: The Peterson Family

Elevation: 1,850 masl

Process: Washed

Farm and Producer

Guabo is a plot at El Velo, the Peterson family's farm in Quiel above Boquete. Purchased in 2012, El Velo has comparatively level ground that allows coffee to be planted in regular rows.

Its coffee plantings sit below a mountain nature reserve. The farm grows Gesha alongside Catuai and smaller experimental variety plantings, with Guabo's harvest kept as a separate selection.

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

In washed processing, the fruit pulp and remaining mucilage are removed before the coffee is dried. This approach often emphasizes a defined structure and separation of flavors, while fermentation and drying choices still influence the result.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.