Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.3, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Hacienda La Esmeralda Coffee ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Geisha coffee wins at US$7,000 per kilo](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/auction/) - Every year, since 2007, Hacienda La Esmeralda holds the Esmeralda Special Auction, a private online auction in which our farms’ most exclusive Geisha micro-lots are offered. The upcoming auction will be held on July 28, 2021. - [Best Of Panama 2025](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/farms-details/) - Hacienda La Esmeralda is a specialty coffee producing company owned by the Peterson Family and located in the Highlands of Boquete, South-West region of the Republic of Panama. - [Forbes](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/forbes/) - Our signature quality is the result of our devotion to absolute consistency and excellence in preparation. We grow only the best varieties in ideal microclimates. ## Pages - [Home Page](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/) - THE TRUE ORIGIN COFFEE WHERE IT ALL BEGAN At Hacienda La Esmeralda we are proud to be the true origin of the wonders of Panama Geisha. The year 2004 marked a spot in coffee history with the discovery on our farms of the beautiful attributes and diverse cup profiles of geisha coffee. Geisha’s perfumy nature, - [Geisha](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/geisha-2/) - GEISHA COLLECTION ESMERALDA AUCTION The Esmeralda Special Auction Grand Reserve is an exclusive Geisha microlot coffee collection that is sold exclusively by direct trade through the online Esmeralda Special Auction in limited quantities. The Esmeralda Special Auction is held once a year through our online auction platform. Visit our auction platform to learn more. VISIT - [Harvesting](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/hasvest-wash/) - PROCESSING HARVESTING Harvesting is the challenging art of picking just the ripest coffee cherries from the coffee trees, while making sure not to disturb any under-ripe cherries that have not yet developed their full flavor potential. This attention to detail requires concentration and commitment from our pickers. The higher sales prices for Esmeralda Geisha coffees, - [Jaramillo Farm](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/jaramillo-farm/) - JARAMILLO FARM Description The Jaramillo mountain air is wet and cold, perfect for making the aromatics of the Geisha variety sing. Though Geisha variety coffees had been planted sporadically across the area, it was a lot separated out from one small region on this farm that led to the rediscovery of Geisha. The farm rises, - [El Velo Farm](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/el-velo-farm/) - EL VELO FARM Description El Velo is one of the newest of Hacienda La Esmeralda’s farms, purchased in 2012. This 50 hectare farm is the only one where the flat landscape allows a more uniform pattern, in rows. The farm is planted with Geisha and Catuai varieties, as well as with smaller lots of exotic - [Cañas Verdes Farm](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/canas-verdes-farm/) - CAÑAS VERDES FARM Description Cañas Verdes has a distinct three to four months dry season, but even then, the air is cool. Half of Cañas Verdes is part of the original Peterson holdings purchased in 1967, with the land first dedicated to pasture for beef and, later, dairy cattle. Several small growers have grown coffee - [Catuai](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/catuai/) - CATUAI COLLECTION DIAMOND MOUNTAIN Brimming with notes of dark chocolate, nuts, figs, oranges, cloves and black pepper, Diamond Mountain is our only catuai brand. Diamond Mountain comes from two of our most productive and renowned farms: Jaramillo and Cañas Verdes and it is grown at 1400 to 1600 masl. Diamond Mountain is available both washed - [Sustainability](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/sustainability/) - SUSTAINABILITY At Hacienda La Esmeralda, sustainability isn’t just a goal; it’s part of our identity. Our commitment to the environment goes hand in hand with producing some of the world’s finest coffee. We blend innovative solutions with respect for nature, creating practices that sustain not only our business but the rich ecosystem of Panama. As - [Our Story](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/our-story/) - ABOUT US THE BEGINNINGS The lands that make up Hacienda La Esmeralda were first brought together as a single estate by a Swede named Hans Elliot in 1940. This land comprised several hundred hectares in what are now the Palmira and Cañas Verdes farms. In 1967, a Swedish- American banker by the name of Rudolph - [Dry Milling](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/dry-milling/) - DRY MILLING Rest After the beans have been sufficiently dried, they are placed into nylon grain bags, where they rest for a minimum of 30-45 days. This rest, also called “reposo”, helps stabilize the bean and improves cup quality. We let the cherry dry to an even level. Depending on the weather and the composition - [Drying](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/natural-dry/) - DRYING Every step of coffee processing is important, from growing coffee all the way to shipping it, but particular care must be paid to the drying stage. Wet coffee is a notoriously finicky beast, apt to quickly develop sour, fermented flavours if not quickly and uniformly dried. At Hacienda La Esmeralda, this task is accomplished - [Natural Coffee](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/natural-dry-2/) - NATURAL PROCESS During natural process, harvested coffee goes directly to the patio to be put to dry. The fruit of the cherry slowly dries out with the coffee bean itself still inside, infusing the bean with fruit and aromatic notes that carry through all the way to the cup. We let the cherry dry to - [Washed Coffee](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/acerca-de/) - WASHED PROCESS During washed process, coffee harvested is taken to a receiving tank where water is pumped in order to push it down a funnel. “Floaters” – unripe cherries that float on the surface – are discarded. After passing through the receiving tank and having floaters removed, the remaining cherries have their surrounding cherry skin - [News](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/news/) - Blog & News Home . Blog September 1, 2025 by Brenda Alvarado Forbes Our signature quality is the result of our devotion to absolute consistency and excellence in preparation. We grow only the best varieties in ideal microclimates. Read More August 4, 2025 by Brenda Alvarado Geisha coffee wins at US$7,000 per kilo Every year, - [Palmyra Farm](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/sample-page-2/) - PALMYRA FARM Description Palmira farm is home of Palmyra Estate Coffee. Palmira was the first parcel of land purchased by the Petersons in 1967, and over the years the holdings have grown to encompass a number of smaller farms. The Palmira Farm produces catuai coffee. All Palmyra Estate coffees are washed processed at our single - [testimonial](https://haciendaesmeralda.com/testimonial/) - TESTIMONIAL Mary Grambon coffee service There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered. alteration in some form .by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly . 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