What Wows Us About This Coffee
This coffee is one of the most immaculately clean natural processed coffees we have tasted. The florals are amazingly complex and dynamic throughout the hot to cold transition.
Farm, Lot and Process Details
Cabaña Arriba 5 NB was harvested from the highest part of the Cabaña lot in Hacienda La Esmeralda’s Cañas Verdes Farm. The word arriba means up or above in Spanish. After harvest, the coffee cherries were taken to Hacienda La Esmeralda’s mill in Palmira, where they were slow dried for 28 days on raised beds.
Producer and Region Details
Hacienda La Esmeralda is arguably the most iconic name in specialty coffee. Located in the highlands of Boquete, Panama, this family-run estate, led by the Peterson family, skyrocketed to fame in 2004 when they "rediscovered" the Geisha variety. Their entry in the Best of Panama competition that year stunned the world with its elegant, jasmine-like aromatics, shattering auction records. This legacy of excellence continues, with one of their Geisha lots recently setting a new world record at the 2025 Best of Panama auction with an astounding $30,204 per kilogram (over $13,700 per pound). Today, Hacienda La Esmeralda remains a global benchmark for quality and is synonymous with the terroir, meticulous processing, and extraordinary cup profile that defines the very best of Panamanian Geisha.
