Big Sur - 26 New Season Esmeralda Special Natural Geisha Aguila 7NC | Panama
Description
Panama — Hacienda La Esmeralda El Vélo Farm Geisha "Aguila 7NC" (Natural)
Tastes Like — 🌸 Jasmine • 🍑 White Peach • 🍇 Purple Grape • 🍬 Fruit Candy
DETAILS
- Producer: Hacienda La Esmeralda (Peterson Family)
- Farm: El Vélo, Aguila Plot
- Region: Boquete, Panama
- Varietal: Geisha
- Process: Natural
- Elevation: 1,850 masl
- Harvest: April 22, 2026
- Lot: Aguila 7NC
INTRO Another exceptional Natural from Hacienda La Esmeralda's El Vélo Farm, Aguila plot — the estate that put Panamanian Gesha on the world map. Jasmine florality leads, with white peach and purple grape sweetness, finishing on a distinctly candy-like fruit character. In the cup: jasmine, white peach, purple grape, and fruit candy.
THE PRODUCER Hacienda La Esmeralda needs little introduction. In 2004, the Peterson family won the Best of Panama competition with an exceptional Gesha — a variety previously unknown in the region — reshaping the trajectory of specialty coffee entirely. The estate remains one of the most renowned in the world, and the Aguila plot at El Vélo Farm continues to produce some of its most distinctive natural lots.
THE PROCESS Cherries were harvested on April 22, 2026, from the Aguila plot within El Vélo Farm, then dried for 22 days in a cold room.
The extended 22-day cold-room drying is the defining step — the slower, cooler drying environment is what builds the layered jasmine, white peach, and purple grape complexity, finishing with a distinctly candy-like fruit character.
THE CUP Layered and candy-sweet — jasmine florality up front, white peach and purple grape sweetness through the middle, finishing with a fruit candy character. A precise, cold-room-dried expression from the farm that started it all.
Flavour Notes 🌸 Jasmine 🍑 White Peach 🍇 Purple Grape 🍬 Fruit Candy
