3 entries · 2 countries
The coffees that set the bar.
Farms, lots and origins that win competitions, break auction records and define what great coffee tastes like. Altitude, varieties and process for every one.
001 Volcán, Chiriquí, Panama 8.78° N 82.64° W 002 Bench Maji Zone, far western Ethiopia, Ethiopia 7.20° N 35.40° E 003 Palmira, Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama 8.80° N 82.45° W
Finca Deborah
Jamison Savage's cloud-forest farm in Volcán grows Geisha above 1,900 meters, and it supplied the coffee behind Berg Wu's 2016 World Barista Championship win.
Gesha Village Coffee Estate
A 471-hectare estate in remote western Ethiopia that planted Gesha seed from the wild forest it is named for, and set an African price record of $105 per pound at auction in 2018.
Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha
The Boquete farm that introduced Geisha to the world in 2004 and still sets the price ceiling: $30,204 per kilo for a washed lot in 2025.