I am delighted, and equally exhausted after 8 hours of bidding, to report that we won a lot of the Mario San José from Hacienda La Esmeralda from Panama. The Mario San José is of the Geisha varietal and was harvested in March 2010.

It has floral notes, it is elegant, crisp, fresh, sweet, has stone fruit, is balanced, great dried fruit attributes, nice body, juicy, balanced and energetic.

More info on the auction can be found here. More information on Hacienda La Esmeralda can be found here. And more information on Mario San José can be found here.

We are glad to announce that we now have 2 Best of Panama lots and a Christmas espressoblend for sale:

The Christmas espresso blend consists of:

50% Badnekhan Estate, washed coffee from India
50% Suaza, washed coffee from Huila Colombia

Flavour profile: Rich, nutty, chocolaty, dried fruit, oak and spice.

The Panamacoffees are:

Lot no. 14: Panacoffee, espresso roast
Lot size: 220 kg
Producer: Finca la Milagrosa, Mr. Héctor Vargas
Harvest: January 2009
Origin: Alto Jaramillo, Boquete, Panama.
Growing conditions: 1600 m.a.s.
Botanical variety: 50% Caturra & 50% Typica
Processing: Washed.
Flavour profile: Fruity, light, sweet and refreshing.

Lot no. 7: Café Ole
Lot size: 150 kg
Producer: Café Olé S.A.
Harvest: January 2009.
Origin: Barriles, Volcan, Panama.
Growing conditions: 1380 m.a.s.
Botanical variety: Geisha.
Process: Washed.
Flavour profile: Floral, fruity, citric and sweet.