
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Origin
Panama
Process
Natural
Variety
Geisha
Altitude
2000 masl
Roast Type
filter
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236979815 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236979815 BCX0" paraid="1426538594" paraeid="{9955462b-bf57-46c1-9958-e900333184f2}{8}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">Rudolph Peterson </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> Hacienda La Esmeralda as a retirement venture in 1967, and his family has been tending to 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 class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">Now twenty years ago, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> 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</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> – its bright and lively acidity, and prominent floral notes leapt off the cupping table, and after the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">initial</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> shock</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> it secured the highest price ever paid for coffee at auction. The Petersons now grow Geisha in many sections of their estate.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236979815 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236979815 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236979815 BCX0" paraid="1638476159" paraeid="{9955462b-bf57-46c1-9958-e900333184f2}{32}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">This </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">very special</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">lot is from the Valle plot of El Velo, the newest of Hacienda La Esmeralda’s farms – Valle is in the highest section of the farm, with altitude at or above 2,000 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW236979815 BCX0">masl</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">., and this is the first-year coffees from Valle have been released</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> to the world</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236979815 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236979815 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236979815 BCX0" paraid="1699919911" paraeid="{9955462b-bf57-46c1-9958-e900333184f2}{58}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">During our purchasing trip to Panama earlier this year, we stumbled across this coffee on the cupping table, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">somewhat by</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> accident. Alex (Rachel’s daughter) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">had slipped it onto the cupping table as a little treat – b</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">eing such a small lot, the coffee </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">wasn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> really for sale (while the Peterson’s decided the best avenue for it)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">, but Alex knew </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">we’d</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> get a kick out of seeing something so special</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> Well – it worked. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">Sc</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">or</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">an astonishing 95pts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> (out of 100)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">, it was our highest scoring coff</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">ee of the entire purchasing trip. We had to have it. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">We’d</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> do whatever it took. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236979815 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236979815 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236979815 BCX0" paraid="402332436" paraeid="{9955462b-bf57-46c1-9958-e900333184f2}{106}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">After </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">some</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> agonizing months (and many emails back-and-forth), the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">confirmation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> finally came</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> – it was ours</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">, and only</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> few weeks later, on our second trip down to Panama – this time as members of the international jury for the Best of Panama competition – we collected the coffee from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">the team at Hacienda La Esmeralda and brought it back to the States – where it’s been happily sitting in our freezer, awaiti</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">ng this release.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236979815 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236979815 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236979815 BCX0" paraid="380467498" paraeid="{9955462b-bf57-46c1-9958-e900333184f2}{134}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">This is a true Nano Lot – with only 3.5kg of green coffee produced. It was processed as a natural </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">and dried in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">the Peterson’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> new climate-controlled drying </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0">room,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236979815 BCX0"> this coffee is one of a kind. Grab some if you can.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236979815 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <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>
This bean is roasted by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne. Visit their website to buy direct, or track it in the app to log your shots.