Panama — Benito Bermúdez & Mario Castrellón Finca El Destino Crimson, Lot 21 Geisha (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍋 Candied Lemon • 🍑 Peach • 🍵 Oolong Tea

DETAILS

• Producers: Benito Bermúdez & Mario Castrellón
• Farm: Finca El Destino
• Region: Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
• Varietal: Geisha
• Process: Washed
• Score: 89
• Harvest: 2025
• Acidity: Medium | Body: Delicate | Roast: Light (Filter)

INTRO Finca El Destino is an exceptional farm in Boquete, Panama, deep in the lush mountains of Chiriquí. Founded by Benito Bermúdez and Mario Castrellón — two emblematic figures in Panama's culinary and coffee scenes — the farm has set out to produce exceptional coffees through a modern, sustainable, innovation-driven approach. Fine candied lemon notes meet peach sweetness and an elegant oolong tea florality. In the cup: candied lemon, peach, and oolong tea.

THE PRODUCER Finca El Destino stands among the new wave of Panamanian farms reshaping the codes of specialty coffee. Its sought-after, award-winning lots reflect its founders' ambition perfectly: to produce rare, refined coffees deeply marked by their terroir.

THE PROCESS This lot is processed as a Washed coffee — a method that removes the fruit before fermentation and drying, revealing a cup that is both complex and delicate, marked by fine candied lemon notes, a sweetness recalling peach, and an elegant oolong tea florality.

THE CUP Complex and delicate — fine candied lemon notes lead, with a peach-like sweetness and an elegant oolong tea florality, offering a subtle, harmonious sensory experience. Medium acidity and a delicate body round out this light-roast filter coffee.

Flavour Notes 🍋 Candied Lemon 🍑 Peach 🍵 Oolong Tea