PANAMA Kotowa Las Brujas Geisha /26-860 Honey HX

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Synopsis

HX
Honey, Mango, Pineapple
92.5

"We started with passion and vision in 1913 and the legacy continues with more passion and more vision."

- Ricardo Koyner with family

Summary of producer

Ricardo Koyner with family

Kotowa is now led by Ricardo Koyner and his daughter Victoria Koyner — the third and fourth generations of the founding family. Ricardo is not just a coffee farmer — he's the President of SCAP, the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama, the organization that runs the famous Best of Panama competition and auction. That puts him at the very center of Panama's specialty coffee industry. Together, Ricardo and Victoria now tend to nine estates across Boquete, each with its own microclimate, altitude, and character. The most celebrated plantations include Carolina, Duncan, Río Cristal, and the legendary Las Brujas — a secluded parcel at approximately 1,800 meters above sea level, surrounded by cloud forest, where some of Panama's finest Geisha is grown.

Ricardo is also an agronomist by training, which shows in the precision with which Kotowa's estates are managed. He's known for innovation — including designing custom fermentation tanks for anaerobic and carbonic maceration processing — while maintaining deep respect for the traditional methods that have defined Kotowa for over a century.

Together, Ricardo and Victoria now tend to nine estates across Boquete, each with its own microclimate, altitude, and character. The most celebrated plantations include Carolina, Duncan, Río Cristal, and the legendary Las Brujas — a secluded parcel at approximately 1,800 meters above sea level, surrounded by cloud forest, where some of Panama's finest Geisha is grown.

Kotowa's farms sit in the volcanic highlands of Boquete, Chiriquí — on the slopes of Volcán Barú, Panama's highest point. The combination of rich volcanic soil, high altitude (1,650–1,800+ masl), cool temperatures (13–22°C), and a unique dual-ocean rainfall pattern (Pacific rain from May to November, Atlantic rain from December to January) creates growing conditions that are virtually impossible to replicate elsewhere.

Kotowa grows a diverse range of coffee varietals across its nine estates, including Geisha, Caturra, Typica, and even rare Ethiopian wild varieties. This diversity allows them to produce everything from approachable everyday Arabica to competition-grade Geisha micro-lots — all from a single family operation.

This terroir produces coffee with bright acidity, clean sweetness, and remarkable complexity — characteristics that have earned Kotowa repeated recognition at the Best of Panama and on the international specialty stage.

In 2006, The National Environmental Agency presented Kotowa Coffee as the winner of The Panama National Award for "The Years Environmentally Cleanest Industry". They provide free medical attention for their workers, and for the children they have a nursery with meals and a school program. Kotowa's social programs for the children and families producing this great coffee has earned them recognition from UNICEF nine years in a row.

Summary of variety

Geisha

Pana­man­ian Geisha has excep­tion­al­ly high qual­i­ty at high alti­tudes. The term ​“Geisha” is often applied to oth­er cof­fees that do not share the dis­tinct genet­ics of Pana­man­ian Geisha. Geisha is also cul­ti­vat­ed wide­ly in Malawi.

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Summary of production

Honey HX

The outer fruit skin of the coffee cherry is removed with a pulper machine. It leaves the sticky, honey-like fruit pulp (mucilage) on the bean during drying. This technique enhances sweetness and body while retaining the high-altitude citrus characteristics of the coffee.

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Genesis

Producer Carl Axel Janson with family
Country Panama
Region Palo Alto Boquete, Chiriqui
Altitude 1,700 masl
Varietal Geisha, Green Tip
Process Honey
Lot size 13kg
Trade 143.00 USD/kg
Production 2026
History Since 2025

Sensory

Aroma Apricot, Jasmine
Flavor Honey, Mango, Pineapple
Aftertaste Bergamot, Honey, Mid intensity
Acidity Orange, Citric, Mid-High intensity
Body Juicy, Light
Balance Synergetic
Spectra Yellow, Orange, Bronze
Evaluation Hario V60, Ceramic, VCF-01 filter, WBrC One (1:1:1)
Quality 92.50
Style Traditional

Made by Panama

Finished in Scandinavia

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