Gesha
Washed Lot 17
El Burro (Ultralight)

Tastes Like: White Peach, Meyer Lemon, Jasmine

Origin: El Burro Estate, Chiriqui, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Lamastus Family

Elevation: 1700-1800 masl

Process:  Washed

El Burro Estate, Lot 17

El Burro Estate is part of Lamastus Family Estates in Potrerillos, Dolega, in Panama’s Chiriquí highlands. Established in 1925, the estate is now owned by the Lamastus family and lies partly within Volcán Barú National Park.

Coffee grows in young volcanic soils beside native cloud forest. Cool nights, a comparatively dry dry season, and heavy wet-season rainfall distinguish El Burro’s growing conditions. The producer describes an extended ripening period in this high-elevation setting; the elevation listed above applies to this selection.

Variety

Gesha, also spelled Geisha, is an Arabica variety with Ethiopian origins. Panamanian Gesha is valued for its high cup-quality potential at altitude and often shows delicate floral and stone-fruit aromatics. Cultivation, harvest, processing, and roasting all shape how those characteristics appear in the final cup.

Processing

This washed coffee is harvested at burgundy ripeness, then depulped and fermented before washing. El Burro coffee is processed at the Elida mill; the family describes typical washed fermentation there as 24–36 hours, with cool nights and mild daytime temperatures.

After washing, the coffee dries in parchment. The producer uses drying beds or a dark room for its washed coffees.