October was all about our first ever Romanian roaster of the month. Bob is run by talented team of coffee professionals which sourced this specific coffee just for us. Straight from the farm a few days before roasting date. It's time to learn the details about our best Mystery Coffee to the date.

🇵🇦 Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda
Variety: Geisha
Farm: El Velo
Region: Boquete, Chiriqui
Processing: Classic Natural
Altitude: 1650 - 1900 masl
Tasting notes: red apple, peach, raspberry



About the coffee:
Classic natural fermentation process. Coffee is dried on raised beds. During drying, a natural fermentation process occurs. Coffee enzymes experience a fermentation produced by the yeast and bacteria that breaks down the sugars in the mucilage.
About the farm:
No introduction is needed but...
Rudolph Peterson purchased Hacienda La Esmeralda as a retirement venture in 1967, and his family has been tending to the land around the small town of Boquete ever since. In the early days, the land was primarily pasture for beef cattle, but over the years, the family transitioned to dairy cattle and coffee production. In 2004, the Peterson family, and Hacienda La Esmeralda, took the coffee world by storm. That year's Best of Panama competition saw Geisha reintroduced to the world, where it secured the highest price ever paid for coffee at auction. The Petersons now grow Geisha in many sections of their estate. This lot is from the Buena Vista section of El Velo, the newest of Hacienda La Esmeralda’s farms, neighboring other famed farms, such as Elida Estate and Mama Cata. While we’ve been purchasing coffees from the Peterson family for many years now, this is the first year purchasing coffees from El Velo – we can now say that we’ve completed the Peterson Family Trifecta.

Stats

The winners of our July round is Alouwerse with 26 points! Followed by Gonzo_Donzorton and Istari on the second place with 25 points. Congrats!
TOP3 of the October 2024 round:
1. Alouwerse - 26 points
2. Gonzo_Donzorton, Istari - 25 points
In terms of season standings, Jarg89 is leading with 163 points. Followed by Edu with 161 points and Angelrf with 158 points.
TOP3 of 2024 Season:
1. Jarg89 - 163 points
2. Edu - 161 points
3. Angelrf - 158 points
Roaster's line-up for the next three months:
NOVEMBER 24 - Datura from Paris 🇫🇷
DECEMBER 24 - Banibeans from Ljubljana 🇸🇮 plus special edition Mystery Coffee from 🇺🇸 Hydrangea (shipped as one bundle by Bani)
JANUARY 25 - Kawa from Paris 🇫🇷
Mystery Coffee League is sponsored by Acaia, Option-O, April, Graycano and Kruve. Thanks for supporting us!
Thanks for the pics Herman!