Gesha
Natural DRD
El Burro, Lot 15

Tastes Like: Mango, Violet, Strawberries

Origin: El Burro Estate, Chiriquí, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Lamastus Family

Elevation: 1,550–1,800 masl

Process:  Natural, darkroom dried

El Burro Estate, Lot 15

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 Lot 15 Gesha is naturally processed: the coffee cherries are dried whole, then the dried fruit is removed. The cherries were dried in a dark room.

Dark Room Drying, or DRD, uses an enclosed dark room with fans and dehumidifiers to manage airflow and moisture removal. It controls the drying environment without adding a separate fermentation step by itself.