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Equator Coffees

Finca Sophia Gesha Washed

Top 30 Coffees of 2020 - No. 4
Roaster Location: San Rafael, California
Coffee Origin: Nueva Suiza, Chiriquí, Panama
Roast Level: Medium-Light
Agtron: 58/76
Est. Price: $50.00/4 ounces
Review Date: November 2020
Aroma: 10
Acidity/Structure: 10
Body: 9
Flavor: 10
Aftertaste: 9

Blind Assessment

Subtly powerful, harmoniously integrated, complete. Pineapple, nectarine, complex florals, cocoa nib, roasted pine nut in aroma and cup. Stunningly bright and expressive structure with very balanced acidity. Silky, buoyant mouthfeel. A deep, very long finish retains the grace and complexity of the cup through to the end.

Notes

This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 4 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2020. Produced at Finca Sophia entirely from trees of the celebrated Geisha variety of Arabica. This is a wet-processed or “washed” version (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). This coffee was produced on the same farm under the same conditions as the lot that won the 2020 Best of Panama competition in the washed Geisha category (which famously sold at auction for a record-breaking $1,300.50 per pound) but it is not from the actual record-breaking lot. Founded in 1995 by Brooke McDonnell and Helen Russell, Equator Coffees operates retail stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and provides coffee to hundreds of wholesale accounts.  Visit www.equatorcoffees.com or call 800-809-7687 for more information.  

Bottom Line

A lush, ethereal, complexly seductive experience of Panama Geisha, with intricate floral notes (plumeria, freesia, lilac, musk) interwoven with tropical fruit and cocoa.

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