ONA - Panama Franceschi - Panama - Anaerobic Washed - Green Tip Geisha

Over the last three years, our team has been visiting and working with Franceschi Coffees in the Volcán region of Panama. The Paso Ancho Valley is home to several small coffee estates and is the most important area in the mountain and shade-grown coffee plantations of the Baru Volcano region in Panama.

To create this lot, an Anaerobic Washed Green Tip Geisha, the coffee cherries were sourced from several small shareholders who cultivate the Geisha variety. Jean and Carlos of Franceschi Coffees then undertake processing to create a profile exploding with floral and citrus notes – that are somewhat expected from a Panamanian Washed Geisha – however, it also has powerful, tropical elements that are enhanced by Franceschi’s Long Play Coffee (LPC) processing techniques.

For this particular lot, the coffee was pulped and subjected to Anaerobic fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 6 days at a controlled temperature of 18 degrees. After this time, the coffee is then washed before a 10 day breeze drying on African beds, and a further 2 days drying in a specially designed dehydration room.