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Panama
Panama changed everything. When Hacienda La Esmeralda's Geisha variety won the Best of Panama competition in 2004 and shattered price records, the coffee world took notice. Suddenly, this small Central American nation became the epicenter of specialty coffee innovation.
But Panama isn't just about Geisha. The country's unique microclimate, volcanic soil, and quality-obsessed farmers produce exceptional coffees across the board. Excellence is just what they do here.
Here's a fun guide to Panamanian coffee:
Geisha - The Record Breaker
The most celebrated coffee in the world, and Panama made it famous. Jasmine, bergamot, tropical fruit, and a tea-like delicacy that has broken price records year after year. If coffee is an art form, Geisha is the masterpiece.
Boquete - The Highland Classic
From the cool highlands near the Barú volcano comes beautifully balanced coffee. Citrus brightness, chocolate sweetness, and a clean finish. What Boquete lacks in Geisha's fame, it makes up for in everyday excellence.
Volcán - The New Star
The other side of Barú volcano is producing exceptional coffees that deserve their own spotlight. Fruit-forward, complex, and increasingly showing up in competitions. Watch this space.
The Geisha Phenomenon
Originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, this variety found its perfect home in Panama's highlands. The combination of Barú volcano's altitude, cool breezes from both oceans, and obsessive farming produced something extraordinary.
Panama Geisha has sold for over $2,500 per pound at auction. It's turned farmers into celebrities and made tiny Panama one of the most important coffee origins in the world. Not bad for a small country with a big canal.
The Panamanian Coffee Renaissance
Panama proves that quality beats quantity. With limited land and high costs, Panamanian farmers couldn't compete on volume - so they competed on excellence instead. The result is a coffee culture where innovation thrives and only the best survives.
Best of Panama Auction
Panama's annual competition and auction is the Super Bowl of specialty coffee. World records get shattered, reputations get made, and the best lots sell for prices that would make wine collectors blush.
Innovation Culture
Panamanian farmers are fearless experimenters. New processing methods, unusual fermentations, and boundary-pushing techniques - this is coffee's innovation lab.
Coffee Tourism
Boquete has become a pilgrimage site for coffee lovers. Farm tours, cupping sessions, and the chance to taste Geisha at the source. It's coffee tourism at its finest.
Go brew one, do a little happy dance, and tag us in your stories. Panama thanks you! ❤️