LIMITED | PANAMA | Hacienda La Esmeralda - Jaramillo| Geisha | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne | Espresso of Interest | Espresso of Interest

LIMITED | PANAMA | Hacienda La Esmeralda - Jaramillo| Geisha | Natural by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne | Espresso of Interest | Espresso of Interest

About This Bean

<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">Rudolph Peterson </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"> Hacienda La Esmeralda as a retirement venture in 1967, and his family has been tending the land around the small town of Boquete ever since. In the early days, the land was primarily pasture for beef cattle, but over the years, the family transitioned to dairy cattle and coffee production. </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="SCXW92773983 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW92773983 BCX0"></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">In 2004, the Peterson family and Hacienda La Esmeralda took the coffee world by storm. That year's Best of Panama competition saw Geisha reintroduced to the world, securing the highest price ever paid for coffee at auction. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">After twenty-one year</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">, the Peterson Family are still </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">at the forefront of excellence – in the 2025 Best of Panama competition, they captured the first ever clean sweep – placing 1</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">st</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"> in all three categories. A remarkable result, for a remarkable family.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="SCXW92773983 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW92773983 BCX0"></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0">The Peterson</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"> Family</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"> now </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW92773983 BCX0">grow</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0"> Geisha in many sections of their estate</span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW92773983 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Heading 1 Char">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"24",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'> but it was a lot from Jaramillo that blew the judges' minds back in 2004. This lot is from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> Noria </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">section of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> the farm. It is situated on the edge of the Baru Volcano, where high altitude, cool evening temperatures, volcanic soil, and massive shade trees provide the perfect terroir for growing Geisha. This coffee is an absolute fruit bomb!</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="eop" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"920dbcde-2834-5e15-a5fa-062170b236ba|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"24",469775450,"eop",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"eop",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW92773983 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p class="p1"><br></p> <p class="p1"><span style="color: #565454;"><strong>How to Drink:</strong> Just like you wouldn't add soda to your best whiskey, this amazing coffee is meant to be drank black with no sugar or cream. </span></p> <div><br></div>