This Geisha coffee is from the Kotowa farm in Boquete, Panama, located on the Boquete mountainside of the Barú Volcano. The farm is owned by the third-generation Ricardo Koyner family and benefits from the slightly drier volcanic climate ideal for Geisha cultivation. The coffee is washed processed and features flavor notes of orange blossom, muscat white grape, and Madagascar vanilla syrup. Kotowa coffee is a regular top award winner in the Best of Panama coffee competition. The farm maintains 500 acres of virgin rainforest as a wildlife sanctuary and received the Panama National Award for "The Year's Environmentally Cleanest Industry."
Origin
Boquete (Panama)
Flavor Notes
Orange Blossom, Muscat White Grape, Madagascar Vanilla Syrup
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters started humble back in 2002 when founder Chuck Patton began roasting beans in his garage before eventually setting up shop in the chill Bird Rock neighborhood of La Jolla. They were pioneers in the Farm to Cup movement, meaning they skip the middlemen to build direct relationships with farmers and snag the absolute best micro-lots available. Their obsession with quality is no joke, they even grabbed the prestigious Roaster of the Year title in 2012 and are famous for hunting down rare, high-scoring varietals like Geishas. You typically won't find dark, bitter roasts here; they tend to keep things on the lighter to medium side to let the wild, fruity, and floral notes of the bean really shine through.
