Diego Bermudez & Allan Hartmann - Hachi Parainema - Panama, washed

This special coffee from Project Hachi is a collaboration between Diego Bermudez (Finca El Paraíso, Colombia) and Allan Hartmann (Rocky Mountain Estate, Panama). This is our first parainema variety, and we're loving the big, bold root beer and zippy citrus flavors. Don't miss this ultra-limited release!

From Scott: When I helped Diego Bermudez at the Hachi booth at World of Coffee, one of the coffees he brought was this beautiful parainema. The moment I tasted it, I asked if any was available, and said I would take any remaining green. The parainema was incredibly crisp and floral, with clean fruit and an interesting lemongrass aroma. I thought it tasted more like a classic geisha than most current geishas do. After purchasing the coffee, I found out this parainema was one of the coffees disqualified from the Best of Panama competition, supposedly due to its being “infused.” To my understanding, no appropriate tests were done to establish that the coffee was infused, and to my palate, the coffee was not infused. Diego is arguably the world’s most famous coffee producer, and I’ve spent enough time with him to know he is genuine, friendly, and decent. Diego has only recently begun producing coffee in Panama, which as you can imagine, has ruffled some feathers. My personal take on the disqualification is that it is politically motivated BS by people who don’t want competition from one of the world’s greatest coffee producers. While I cannot “prove” anything, I will leave it to you, the Prodigal customer, to taste the coffee and see what you think. The one thing I am 100% confident of is that it is delicious.

Process: Washed

Region: Santa Clara, Panama

Variety: Parainema

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