This is our first year buying coffee from Estela, and our first Gesha from the Cerra Punta region. Los Cenizos is located beyond Volcán, and produces some of the highest-elevation Gesha in Panama. In the cup we find a lovely profile of watermelon, coffee blossom, nectarine, and lemon.
Gesha
Cerra Punta
1,900 masl
May, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects and de-pulped on the day of harvest. Dried on raised beds until moisture content reaches 17%. Finished in a humidity-controlled darkroom until moisture content reaches 11%.
ABOUT ESTELA PITTI
We met Estela Pitti at SCA in Chicago this year and were immediately drawn to her coffee based on the region and elevation of her farm. The combination of high altitude and cooler climates allows for extended cherry maturation and cooler fermentations, resulting in a clean yet exceptional representation of the Gesha variety. After cupping numerous samples, her honey-processed Gesha stood out for its excellent structure, fruit complexity, cleanliness, and articulation.
ABOUT GESHA
Gesha was originally collected from coffee forests of Ethiopia in the 1930's. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungo Research Station in Tanzania, and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in the 1953, where it was logged as accession T2722. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960’s after its tolerance to coffee leaf rust was recognized. However, it was not widely planted because the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers. Gesha came to prominence in 2005, when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the Best of Panama competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20 per pound. Since then, the variety has become a resounding favorite of brewing and roasting competition winners and coffee enthusiasts alike.
Pricing Details
DIRECT (GREEN)
$200.00/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.