Amelia Geisha natural · Lerida Estate
Amelia Geisha natural · Lerida Estate is a Panama · Boquete, Geisha coffee from Leuchtfeuer Coffee.
In stock 30+ days
Details
- Origin
- Panama · Boquete
- Variety
- Geisha
- Producer
- Maria Antonella Amoruso
Description
This impressive Geisha is super clean, elegant, and reminiscent of exotic flowers in its character. It has a silky mouthfeel and crisp notes of grapefruit, pomegranate, and sweet dragon fruit sorbet. The Geisha coffee cherries are carefully hand-picked only when they have reached their sweetest ripeness, identifiable by their deep red color. Impressively, a single shrub is harvested up to eight times to ensure that all coffee cherries are picked at the perfect ripeness. After harvesting, the cherries are washed, with the water being sustainably recycled. Then, they are slowly dried in the fresh air during the day with constant turning and at night in a special drying house. This coffee reflects the unique terroir that makes it so extraordinary worldwide. The taste reveals the excellence of the conditions under which these coffee cherries thrive—a true masterpiece from the world of specialty coffee. This unique coffee comes from the world-famous Finca Lérida—the very first coffee plantation established in Panama in 1925, which is still known today for producing some of the best and most sought-after coffees worldwide. The picturesque Finca Lérida is located right next to the renowned Lamastus Estate, and both benefit from the unique microclimate in the Boquete region. Here, coffee plants thrive under the optimal conditions of all of Panama. We are particularly happy about our direct relationship with the Amoruso family farm, which manages the Finca today. For the past four years, we have been sourcing coffee directly from them. Maria Amoruso, the eldest of five siblings, grew up in Boquete. Even as a little girl, she helped her grandfather with the cultivation and processing of coffee plants. Her dream was always to own her own farm. When Finca Lerida was up for sale in 2009, she breathed new life into this special place with one of the best locations for coffee cultivation. She planted Geisha plants and even five years ago the SL 34 variety from Kenya, with which she won fourth place at the BOP.