Panama — Janson Family Hacienda Los Alpes Lot 26-250 Green Tip Gesha (Natural)

Tastes Like — 🍈 Mangosteen • 🍑 Candied Apricot • 🍈 Lychee • 🫐 Blackberry

DETAILS

• Producer: Janson Family
• Farm: Hacienda Los Alpes
• Region: Volcán, Chiriquí, Panama
• Varietal: Green Tip Gesha
• Process: Natural (48hr Fermentation + 11-Day Indoor Drying)
• Altitude: 1,700 MASL
• Lot: 26-250
• Size: 100g

INTRO

Hand-selected by Datura during a two-day visit to Janson Farm — Lot 26-250, the natural counterpart to the anaerobic washed 26-179, from the same Los Alpes farm at the same exceptional altitude. Where the washed lot delivers jasmine, sencha, and lime precision, the natural shows the jammy, tropical, and deeply sweet side of Los Alpes Gesha that Datura also love. Beautiful, refined, and from a limited harvest year. In the cup: mangosteen, candied apricot, lychee, and blackberry.

THE PRODUCER

Carl Axel Janson left Sweden in 1926, arriving in Panama and finding in the Chiriquí Highlands a landscape that reminded him of home. He established Hacienda Los Alpes — named after the Swiss Alps — in 1941, beginning with cattle before the land's coffee potential became clear. In 1990, his sons Carl, Michael, Ricardo, and Peter formally founded Janson Coffee, and the next generation — Kai, Janette, and Miguel — now leads the operation alongside them.

Los Alpes borders La Amistad International Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site stretching between Panama and Costa Rica. The farms are micromanaged in lots for traceability and quality control, with plantations separated by forests that serve as natural barriers against pests and protect the natural flora and fauna. Solar panels power the farm operations, and all excess processing material is repurposed as fuel or fertiliser.

Green Tip Gesha refers to the colour of new leaf growth on this particular phenotype — producers and buyers who have worked with both green-tipped and bronze-tipped plants have consistently found the green-tipped type to produce a more aromatic, floral cup. Janson cultivates this phenotype specifically, and the natural process here allows its inherent jammy fruit character and tropical sweetness to develop to their fullest.

THE PROCESS

The Natural process at Los Alpes involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — Green Tip Gesha cherries selectively harvested at peak ripeness 🔒 48-hour fermentation — Whole cherries fermented for 48 hours before drying begins 🏠 11-day indoor drying — Dried indoors for 11 days to optimal moisture content

The 48-hour fermentation and indoor drying are the defining steps — the fermentation builds the jammy mangosteen and blackberry depth that define this lot, while the controlled indoor drying over 11 days ensures a precise, even finish that preserves the lychee sweetness and candied apricot warmth without overfermentation or instability.

THE CUP

A beautifully jammy, tropical, and deeply sweet natural Green Tip Gesha from one of Panama's most historically rooted and carefully managed family estates — mangosteen complexity, candied apricot warmth, lychee sweetness, and a blackberry depth in a refined, expressive cup. The natural counterpart to Lot 26-179, and equally compelling in its own right.

Flavour Notes

🍈 Mangosteen 🍑 Candied Apricot 🍈 Lychee 🫐 Blackberry