Special Guests’ 2nd Birthday, Hacienda La Esmeralda Trapiche 7FB and 4ANC, Panama

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Country of Origin: Panama Variety: Geisha Process: Washed 7FB/Natural 4ANC Altitude: 1600masl For our 2nd birthday at Aybrook Street, we wanted to celebrate with something special: two exceptional geishas from one of the most famous farms in the world, Hacienda La Esmeralda. Both come from their Cañas Verdes farm, from the Trapiche lot. The name comes from the trapiche, a mill traditionally used to process sugar cane into panela (known locally as rapadura) — a nod to Cañas Verdes' history as a sugarcane-growing region. We wanted this birthday box to showcase how much processing alone can shape a coffee, so we picked two lots from the same farm, same variety, side by side. The washed lot is a classic expression of Hacienda La Esmeralda's geishas: floral, citrus-driven and finishing with a long, sweet aftertaste. It's coded 7FB - picked over 7 passes, washed, and dried on raised beds. The natural lot stood out on the cupping table for its complexity - orange marmalade and strawberry, with an intense peach note through the finish. It's coded 4ANC - picked over 4 passes, anaerobic natural fermented, and dried in a temperature- and humidity-controlled cold room. In the cup, we found flavour notes of lemon ice tea, jasmine and orange blossom for the washed lot, and peach, marmalade and strawberry for the natural lot. Weber Workshops Bean Cellar - 24g Dose This coffee is available in a very small quantity and only available as two 24g doses.  Each 24g dose comes in custom-engraved Weber Workshops Bean Cellar - a BPA-free, polypropylene tube with a one-way valve in the lid - perfect for reuse in your coffee set up time and time again.