Introduction of coffee flavor and taste characteristics of Esmeralda Manor in Panama with unique forest climate

Species of Geisha were discovered in the Rose Summer Forest of Ethiopia in 1931 and sent to the Coffee Research Institute in Kenya, introduced to Uganda and Tanzania in 1936, introduced to Costa Rica in 1953, and Panama was introduced in the 1970s by Mr. Francis Coselazin of the Tonba Seven Farm Garden from CATIE in Costa Rica and began to grow Rose Summer Coffee.

Geisha, sweeping the coffee world with the power of a hurricane, the coffee revolution is so fierce that the blue mountains of Jamaica and Kona of Hawaii, which have long occupied the throne of the coffee kingdom, have to stay away. This wild species, which originated in Ethiopia, is now widely used in major coffee producing areas after numerous battles, and its best spokesman is the "LaEsmeralda" estate from Panama.

History of Esmeralda Farm: founded by Hans Elliot, a Swede, in 1924, Esmeralda Farm was not a coffee grower but a ranch. Forty years later, in 1964, Mr. Danielupidason's grandfather, Ruth Lover. Mr. Bidasson bought Esmeralda Farm in order to have an old home after retirement. His grandfather, Mr. Ruth Lover Bidasson, was born in Sweden and was president of the Bank of America and director of United Nations development. His son, Mr. Brais Bidarsson, moved to Panama from California in 1973 and inherited to run his father's farm. In 1987, most of the farms were changed to grow coffee. In 1994, he invested in the machinery and equipment of refined coffee in order to create a brand. Mr. Brais Bidarson and his wife Susan also raised three children, Elligu (born in Philadelphia in 1966). Rachel Lou (born in Sweden in 1967) and Danielu (born in Panama in 1974).

In 1996, Blaise and Rachel visited a farm for sale in the Haramijun area of the Bocketi Valley, and was attracted by the beautiful farm and immediately bought it. This is Esmeralda. Daniel Lou, the third son of Haramiqiong Farm. It is in this farm that Mr. Bidasson has grown what has caught the attention of the coffee world-Geisha Coffee Finca Nuguo Manor has become more and more outstanding on the world coffee stage, except for some coffee that won the senior competition, which is the source of beans used in the 2016 American barista champion Lemuel Butler competition. Finca Nuguo Manor is located in Chiriqu í in western Panama, close to the Costa Rican border.

"it's raining hard here, and even in the dry season, Rain Water continues to be here." Jos é Gallardo, the owner of Finca Nuguo, said, "I think these trees will love the rain, which means the nutrition will be good all year round." Water brings all the nutrients of the year to the root layer of the tree. "

In addition to the official rainy season, Finca Nuguo Manor also experienced an unusual rainfall (as did La Mula), which Panamanians call "bajareque". The rain was coming so fast from the Atlantic that I even saw clouds like waves covering a corner of the hillside. Standing on the top of the mountain, the second before it was covered by strong sunlight, you could see the clouds sliding slowly between the two slopes, like a blanket. Before you realize what happened, the next second you are already in the bajareque. The cold Rain Water is very small, just like a silver needle, the temperature plummets and almost tingles your skin. Bajareque has caused a lot of trouble for local farmers, but Finca Nuguo Manor's Jos é Gallardo told us: "in a tropical rainforest, trees love the rainy season. The trees in the dry areas are very similar, the leaves are scarce and the ground is dry. But in Nuguo, if you go into the jungle, you will find leaves everywhere. Everything is soft. "

Boot commented on this phenomenon: "this is a combination of several factors: unique forest climate, a lot of rainfall, cloud-shrouded forests." Because of this unique climate, we get a lot of planting materials, which create a very complex organic matter in the soil. Constant moisture helps these materials degrade, while hyperactive microbial bacteria create a special metabolism to help trees get nutrients. Higher elevations and cold weather conditions mean more complex oils in coffee. We can't measure this accurately, but we can taste it, and I've consulted botanists that the unique color of coffee, such as the unique reddish hue observed at Finca Nuguo Manor, is also related to these complex oils.