Panama - Ponderosa - Geisha - Natural Anaerobic

by Rose

Tastes like: Blueberry, Grape, Floral, Sweet Farm: Ponderosa Coffee Estate Farmers: Gilberto Cardoze/Edgar Gutiérrez Origin: Volcan, Panama Altitude: 1300-1700m Variety: Geisha Process: Natural Anaerobic Roasted for: Filter/Espresso Processing Level: 3/5 - Overall the Natural terroir, along with the natural process are expressed beautifully in the cup.   At the foot of Volcán Barú, we met Edgar from Ponderosa Coffee Estates, who cultivates Geisha with an obsessive attention to detail. Only the ripest cherries are hand-selected before being sealed in oxygen-free tanks, where a controlled anaerobic fermentation takes place. This slow, carefully monitored stage intensifies the fruit character while preserving the floral clarity that defines Geisha - giving us a very unique purple characteristic to this coffee. After fermentation, the coffee is dried naturally on raised beds under shade, with the last drying occuring in dehumidified