TANAT - KOTOWA – RIO CRISTAL – LOT #3405

TANAT
PARIS, FRANCE

KOTOWA – RIO CRISTAL – LOT #3405

APRICOT
CRÈME BRÛLÉE
RED BERRIES
ROSE

ORIGIN: PANAMA
REGION: BOQUETE, CHIRIQUÍ
PRODUCER: RICARDO & VICTORIA KOYNER
FARM: FINCA RÍO CRISTAL
VARIETY: GEISHA
PROCESS: NATURAL
ALTITUDE: 1650–1900 MASL

ROAST DATE: JANUARY 13, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

THIS NATURAL GEISHA COMES FROM FINCA RÍO CRISTAL, ONE OF THE FLAGSHIP FARMS OF THE KOTOWA COFFEE GROUP, NESTLED IN THE MISTY MOUNTAINS OF BOQUETE, PANAMA. SURROUNDED BY THE LA AMISTAD RESERVE AND CROSSED BY A RIVER WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS, THE FARM BENEFITS FROM A UNIQUE MICROCLIMATE THAT FAVORS SLOW MATURATION AND AROMATIC DEPTH.

AFTER HARVESTING, THE CHERRIES ARE FIRST LEFT TO REST IN BAGS TO INITIATE A LIGHT MACERATION. THEY THEN SPEND 24 HOURS IN A COLD AIR WAREHOUSE, ALLOWING THE SUGARS TO STABILIZE AND PREPARING THE COFFEE FOR NATURAL FERMENTATION. THE COFFEE IS THEN SPREAD IN A THIN LAYER ON RAISED AFRICAN DRYING BEDS, WHERE IT DRIES IN THE SUN FOR AROUND TEN DAYS. ONCE THIS PRE DRYING IS COMPLETE, THE CHERRIES ARE PLACED IN A STATIC DRYER AT LOW TEMPERATURE TO FINALIZE THE STABILIZATION PROCESS.

THIS METICULOUS APPROACH DEVELOPS AN INTENSELY AROMATIC PROFILE. IN THE CUP, THIS GEISHA OFFERS AN EXPLOSION OF FRUITY SWEETNESS WITH NOTES OF APRICOT AND RED BERRIES, ENVELOPED IN A CREAMINESS REMINISCENT OF CRÈME BRÛLÉE. A DELICATE FLORAL NOTE OF ROSE ADDS ELEGANCE AND DEPTH, ROUNDING OUT A BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED CUP.

AN EXCEPTIONAL COFFEE, AND A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE PATIENCE, KNOW HOW, AND VISIONARY SPIRIT OF KOTOWA COFFEE.