
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Origin
Panama
Process
Anaerobic
Variety
Geisha
Altitude
1500 - 1700 masl
<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214454308 BCX8">Los </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW214454308 BCX8">Naranjos</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214454308 BCX8">, Boquete, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214454308 BCX8">Chiriqui</span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500-1700 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">The Garrido family has been cultivating coffee in Boquete, Panama since 1959</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> when Teodoro Garrido </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> the family's first farm. In the mid-1970s, Teodoro expanded the family business by </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">acquiring</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> another existing farm</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> – now called, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Mama</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Ca</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">ta</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> Originally </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> in 1911, making </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> one of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Boquete's oldest coffee farms, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Teo renamed the farm, to honor its</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">previous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> owner</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Since Teo’s passing a few years ago, the family farms are now under the watchful eyes of Teodoro’s two daughters: Liliana and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Gissell</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">. Two fiercely passionate sisters, who </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> be more different – but who share a vision, to take the business their father </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">built</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> into the future. </span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}' class="EOP SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW184525376 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW184525376 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Mama</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">Ca</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">ta</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">is home to the best of the Garrido family’s </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">G</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">eisha</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> – and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW184525376 BCX8">Toña</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> the highest section of the farm, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">where this lot was grown, holds the best of the best. The Garrido family have placed in the top ten, in all three Best of Panama categories </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">(Geisha Washed, Geisha Natural, & Varietal) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">multiple time, many of those coffees came from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW184525376 BCX8">Toña</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">This Geisha lot was processed as an Aerobic Natural – a variation of the traditional natural process, where the coffee cherries are dried, with their fruit and skin intact, in a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8">temperature-controlled</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184525376 BCX8"> room. </span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}' class="EOP SCXW184525376 BCX8"> </span></p> </div>
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