Black & White Coffee Roasters - Hacienda La Esmeralda

Roast Date: 03/25/2026

Origin: Jaramillo, Boquete, Panamá

Elevation: 1600-1700 MASL

Farmer / Farm: Hacienda La Esmeralda

Roaster: Black & White Coffee Roasters

Variety: Gesha

Fermentation Process: Natural

Roaster Flavor Notes: When hot, this coffee showcases Gesha variety characteristics. It's intensely floral and citric, like bergamot. The stone fruit here is delicate, like white peaches. Tropical fruit (pineapple) and berries (raspberry) hint at its natural processing, though the profile remains remarkably clean. At this temperature, the coffee sips like white tea.

As the coffee approaches a pleasantly warm temperature, acidity ticks up and fresh citrus shines. More stone fruit flavors, like apricot, emerge. Peaches persist, as does the tea-like drinking experience. At this temperature, the coffee is still tea-like, but it reminds us more of oolong.

When cool, the coffee becomes juicy in texture and acidity peaks, and tropical fruits take on a bigger presence. It’s both jammy and fresh, and we find the coffee to be most expressive at this temperature. Fresh red cherries, raspberries, and mango soar. From top to bottom, it’s a truly special expression of Gesha as a variety, and of coffee at large.

Other Notes: N/A

Recipe & Tasting Notes

Brewer: V60

Grinder: Fellow Ode V1

Grind Setting: 2

Recipe: Hoffman’s V60 @ 203°F, with the bloom slowed an additional 15 seconds.

Ratio: 20g : 300g water

Water: Filtered Water treated with Light Roast Water Profile (From Third Wave)

Notes: The nose is incredibly fragrant, strong florals, earthy and even nutty. This is a classic Gesha coffee. Its incredibly clean, low acidity, with a milk chocolate finish with very light bitterness, that fades as quickly as it comes to its traditional delicate & clean finish. I don’t really pick up much acidity as it cools as described by the roaster, but I love a Gesha, always such a wonderful cup.