This week, we have a highly anticipated banger Caturra from Angelica Farm, carefully processed by Hachi in Chiriqui, Panama, an insanely clean honey process Ethiopian from Tesfaye/Suke Quto, and a much needed shakeup to the menu in the form of a delicious and decadent natural Gesha from Monte De Oro in Guatemala. 

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Panama Hachi Kōhaku Caturra Washed:

The Hachi Project is an international collaborative operation involving 4 different farms spread across Colombia and Panama, with a focus on careful scientific and agricultural guidance from the initial cloning selections to the final processing steps.

Given the Japanese name "Kōhaku" meaning Amber, this lovely washed caturra from the Hachi Project was grown between 2,000-2,200masl at Angelica Farm in the Jurutungo region of Chiriqui, Panama. True to its name, this coffee provides a lovely yellow citric and floral character with notes of meyer lemon, vanilla, and  chrysanthemum. As the cup evolves, a clean mixed berry flavor comes into the fold, rounding out the cup with delicate sweetness and depth. 

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Ethiopia Suke Quto Honey:

Tesfaye Bekele originally started his career working for the Ethiopian government in Natural Resource and Environmental Protection. During that time, Guji suffered from a series of large bush fires that devastated the area. In an attempt to help rejuvenate the local agricultural communities, Tesfaye began trying to distribute coffee seedlings. However, when local farmers were told these coffee seedlings would take 5 years to produce a decent harvest, they turned him down. After this, Tesfaye decided to start his own farm, Suke Quto. Upon seeing his success, the locals began to plant their own coffee trees with seedlings from Suke Quto. Flash forward to today, and Suke Quto has its own washing and drying stations, and collects cherry from over 171 outgrowers spread across Guji. This Honey or semi-washed process coffee was depulped using a disc pulper that left most of the mucilage on, before being dried on raised beds for 9-15 days. The cup opens right up to an electric lemon-lime acidity, with loud and poppin pomegranate and apricot notes. Incredibly juicy and sweet, with lovely chamomile and vanilla undertones. 
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Guatemala Monte De Oro Gesha Natural:

In 2008, Mario Alarcon took over his family's farm, Monte De Oro. His previous job as an industrial mechanical engineer has helped him fine tune the processing and drying systems at Monte De Oro, in particular its more efficient usage of water within Monte De Oro's wet mill. The farm sits at 1600masl with 2 volcanoes looming over it, often gentle rumblings can be felt and heard through the ground as you walk along the estate. Rich volcanic soil, extremely careful and attentive growing and processing methods all contribute to the consistent quality that Monte De Oro is known for. In the cup, we find an abundance of red fruits and florals. Cherry blossom, red wine, and rose are all immediately noticeable while the cup is still hot. As it begins to cool, mandarin and orange blossom notes rise to the surface. While the intensely fruited character would normally point towards process-y flavors, this one has been carefully roasted very, very lightly to avoid any overt funk in the final cup.