{"product_id":"hacienda-la-esmeralda-honey-gesha-leon-6hc-by-rachel-peterson-panama","title":"Hacienda La Esmeralda Honey Gesha León 6HC by Rachel Peterson, Panama","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"p3\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHoney Gesha · Hacienda La Esmeralda · Panama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe coffee that stopped us this harvest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eEvery season, there is a coffee that stays with you after the table is cleared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor us, this year at \u003cb\u003eHacienda La Esmeralda\u003c\/b\u003e, it was \u003cb\u003eLeón 6HC\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA honey-processed Gesha from the \u003cb\u003eLeón plot at Cañas Verdes\u003c\/b\u003e, this was the most stunning Esmeralda lot we tasted from the new harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFloral, elegant and remarkably expressive, with the clarity that defines great Esmeralda Gesha and an added depth of sweetness and texture from the honey process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAmong all the lots we tasted, \u003cb\u003ethis was the one we kept coming back to.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Coffee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eLeón 6HC is a coffee of extraordinary refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe aromatics are immediately floral and lifted, followed by ripe stone fruit, fresh citrus and a deeper fruit sweetness underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAs the coffee cools, it continues to unfold. The florals become more pronounced, the fruit more transparent and the sweetness increasingly persistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe honey process adds texture and depth without compromising the delicacy of the Gesha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFloral. Silky. Intensely sweet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA coffee with remarkable presence, but no unnecessary weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeón\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eLeón is one of the individual plots within \u003cb\u003eCañas Verdes\u003c\/b\u003e, part of Hacienda La Esmeralda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt is an established name within Esmeralda's production and has appeared as a separately harvested plot throughout the estate's auction history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThat separation is fundamental to the Peterson family's approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eRather than thinking of Esmeralda Gesha as a single coffee, individual plots and harvests are kept apart, allowing differences in elevation, exposure, maturity and processing to become visible in the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeón 6HC is one of those individual expressions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Honey Process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eFor this lot, the Gesha is processed using the \u003cb\u003ehoney method\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAfter harvesting, the skin of the coffee cherry is removed while part of the sweet mucilage surrounding the seed remains. The coffee is then carefully dried with that mucilage intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe result occupies a beautiful space between washed and natural Gesha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThere is the floral transparency and precise acidity we associate with a great washed Esmeralda, but with additional sweetness, texture and fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIn León 6HC, nothing feels added for effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProcessing simply gives another dimension to the Gesha already there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHacienda La Esmeralda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eHacienda La Esmeralda occupies a unique place in modern coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eWhen the Peterson family presented their separated Gesha lot at the \u003cb\u003e2004 Best of Panama\u003c\/b\u003e, its jasmine-like aromatics and extraordinary clarity introduced much of the coffee world to what this variety could become at high elevation in Panama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThat discovery didn't simply create one famous coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt changed how producers and buyers thought about \u003cb\u003evariety, terroir and individual plots\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eToday, Rachel Peterson and the Peterson family continue to explore those differences with extraordinary precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAnd that is what makes León 6HC particularly exciting for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eMore than twenty years after Esmeralda changed the trajectory of Gesha, their coffees can still surprise us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt doesn't need to reinvent Gesha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt reminds us just how beautiful Gesha can be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProducer:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Peterson \u0026amp; the Peterson Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstate:\u003c\/b\u003e Hacienda La Esmeralda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarm:\u003c\/b\u003e Cañas Verdes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlot:\u003c\/b\u003e León\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLot:\u003c\/b\u003e 6HC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiriquí, Panama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVariety:\u003c\/b\u003e Gesha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProcess:\u003c\/b\u003e Honey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe standout Esmeralda lot of our harvest selection this year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Standout Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59303677624655,"sku":"C26.10.29","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0463\/4361\/8719\/files\/MG_9582-stor_e7c24efe-835d-4dc5-ac49-2018bd1826fd.jpg?v=1793243037","url":"https:\/\/www.standoutcoffee.com\/zh\/products\/hacienda-la-esmeralda-honey-gesha-leon-6hc-by-rachel-peterson-panama","provider":"Standout Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}