Hacienda la Esmeralda is the name of the plantation who are producing the worlds most expensive coffee sold on an internet auction. With a ground breaking price record of USD 170,20 per. lb (453g) that was achieved on the 2010 Best of panama Auction, you may wonder if this coffee is really worth the money? We will leave that for you to decide, but this coffee has won several awards around the world and also won 1st place in every Best of Panama competition that they have entered since the very beginning in 2004.

Fortunately we got to buy a small lot of 130 kg of this wonderful coffee at the Esmeralda Special Auction 2010 where all the coffee from this farm is sold to the highest bidders. Mario San José is the name of the lot we bought for USD 26,5 per lb. This particular coffee was picked at the end of the season in March. We decided to airfreight the coffee to Norway to ensure that we are able to enjoy this coffee when it is at it’s best.

Producer: The Peterson Family
Harvest: March 2010
Origin: Jaramillo, Panama
Growing conditions: 1500 – 1650 m.a.s. Some use of shade trees
Farm size: 134 hectars
Botanical variety: Geisha (Esmeralda special)
Process: Coffee cherries are hand picked with selective picking methods. The coffee is depulped and mucilage is removed mechanically with use of water. and fermented for as little as 6 hours. After fermentation the parchment coffee is dried on sement patios and in mechanical dryers.

For more info about Hacienda la Esmeralda, visit their web page haciendaesmeralda.com.

Taste description:
Intense floral aroma of jasmine, coffee flower and honey.
Refreshing and lively citric acidity with ripe sweetness.
Lively and transparent mouthfeel with intense flavours of tea, bergamot, jasmine, honey and lemon.