Panama Esmeralda Private Collection Geisha Natural
Boquete, Panama
Natural · Geisha · 1,500 to 1,700 m
jasmine, floral, lemony, cherry
Roasted match →$64.11/lb
at 1 lb
Panama is where Geisha became Geisha. The 2004 Hacienda La Esmeralda Best of Panama auction lot (an obscure varietal from Ethiopia replanted in Boquete) set a record at $21/lb green and changed specialty coffee forever. Twenty years later, Panama remains the reference origin for Geisha. The country's specialty production concentrates in Boquete (the iconic Geisha region) and Volcán (where Finca Deborah, Finca Sophia, and Finca Hartmann sit at 1,800-1,900m). Panama doesn't produce volume (total annual specialty output is small) but per-pound prices regularly clear $200/lb at auction and $40-60/lb retail. The country's recent specialty story is producer-led process diversity: anaerobic naturals, lactic ferments, multi-day fermentation arcs that extract intensities the original Geisha cultivar didn't naturally show.
All currently in stock. Ranked by Cherrybook Index; a composite of SCA grades, third-party reviewer scores, community tastings, public on-shop ratings, roaster transparency, and editorial accolades, weighted by source confidence.

BoqueteEugene AltieriHoney$22.72/oz


BoquetePriscilla GonzalezWashed$22.72/oz


BoqueteMarcus Duran$17.72/oz

Boquete$2.00/oz






BoqueteJamison SavageCarbonic maceration$5.56/oz
Specialty-producing regions in our catalog, ranked by in-stock volume.
How Panama specialty is processed across the in-stock catalog.
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12 unroasted lots from Panama in stock at green coffee sellers.
Boquete, Panama
Natural · Geisha · 1,500 to 1,700 m
jasmine, floral, lemony, cherry
Roasted match →$64.11/lb
at 1 lb
Chiriquí, Panama
Washed · Caturra, Catuai · 1,158 to 1,889 m
chocolate, tobacco, cedar, brown sugar
$15.50/lb
at 2 lb · from 0.5 lb
Boquete, Panama
Washed · Catuai, Caturra · 1,200 to 1,400 m
caramel, milk chocolate, citrus, pear
$10.50/lb
at 10 lb