| Country | Panama |
|---|---|
| Farm | Los Lajones |
| Varietal | Arabica Gesha / Geisha |
| Processing | Fully Washed |
| Crop | March 2024 |
| Partnership | since 2010 |
| Coffee type | Wholebean |
| Flavour | Juicy & Exotic |
Fun - the crème de la crème
Fun is the pinnacle of our offering. These are the best coffees that farmers produce on their farms, featuring exclusive varieties or experimental processes. Flavor-wise, they offer unique experiences for an extraordinary taste journey. Fun are the coffees that simply delight.
Graciano Cruz for the first time in 15 years processed his legendary bamboo geisha using fully washed method. There is no water source at Los Lajones estate, so together with our own Lucas, they drove a 500 l plastic tank full of water from the Boquete town and together created an unforgettable limited edition coffee, in which you can fully enjoy the flavour qualities of geisha variety.
Graciano Cruz
Graciano is a world wide known coffee producer. Alongside his own coffee farms he has been part of various projects in Ethiopia, Peru, Taiwan and Brazil. He is a great supporter of eco farming and natural processing.
The gem of Graciano Cruz
Los Lajones is situated at the altitude of 1800-2000masl. It is one of the highest positioned farms in the Central America. This bamboo geisha is grown at the highest part of the farm, shaded by bamboo trees, which protect the coffee from strong winds.
Fully washed processing
We would not believe that Graciano would ever prepare for us a geisha microlot processed using the traditional washed method. A big supporter of natural and honey processing, he never used a single drop of water on his farms. However, he made an exception this time and together with our Lukas, during his visit to Panama this year, they brought 500 l of water to the farm and processed this coffee using the classic washed method.
First, we pulped the freshly picked cherries and sealed them in plastic bags for 2 days (without access to oxygen).
Subsequently, we immersed the beans with the mucilage intact for 24 hours in a tub of cold water. We then mixed them thoroughly by hand to remove the maximum amount of mucilage. We replaced the water in the tub with fresh one and let the coffee ferment for another 24 hours.
Finally, we transferred the almost clean parchment to the African beds, where the coffee dried for 3 weeks to a final humidity of 12%.
Sustainability is No.1
Los Lajones is the first bio certified farm in Panama. Except of this nanolot, there is no water used for processing coffee cherries. Most cherry pickers are members of ethnic group called Ngöbe-Buglé. They get paid about 25% more money then it is usual in Panama.
Bamboo Geisha coffee trees grow in the original rain forest in the shade of bamboo trees in the highest located part of the farm (2000-2100masl).
The story of Geisha
If you would like to taste something very extraordinary with a unique profile you have to try this Geisha from Panama. This coffee has great taste and story. The variety got to Panama through Tanzania and Costa Rica. In 50s it was grown for its resistance to leaf rust in these coutnries. It is unknown till today where does it originally come from. Allegedly it carries the name after a village called Gesha in Ethiopia.
In 2004 Danile Peterson, the owner of Hacienda La Esmeralda discovered this amazing coffee during his regular cupping. It scored the highest. The Petersons´ family decided to grow this variety seperately form the rest of varietes. They organised the very first online auction of this coffee. Geisha has changed the world of coffee since then....
