September Coffee | Hacienda La Esmeralda Buenos Aires 4nc - Panama (Limited Quantities)

September Coffee Co is the lovechild of one of our favourite coffee Youtubers Kyle Roswell. Kyle with his wife Natasha embody what we love about this industry. A transparent coffee company dedicated to bringing innovative and modern coffee flavours to the world. With an enduring work ethos, Kyle and Natasha run one of the most exciting roasters in Canada. Happy to be the first to carry September Coffee Co in Toronto. 

In their words:

We exist to highlight.

"we are a micro roastery in Canada's capital, Ottawa. we believe coffee is more than a caffeine fix. it's highlighting farmers, producers, processing methods, terroir, and variety that all work together to produce a quality result. our goal is to share coffees we love while highlighting this foundation"

Our approach.

"Our core mission at September is to share coffee we love. we are careful to source coffees that are not only delicious but source them direct or from importers that we believe live within the ethics of our values.

for our shower series we roast to highlight the work of producers while aiming for just enough development to allow a coffee to shine. this is how the larger majority of our menu is designed.

We also realize that not everyone is a fan of this style of coffee and we're not here to judge. In fact we believe many coffees benefit from a different roasting profile. We have our storm series for those who prefer coffees with added development for increased texture, colour and solubility while still highlighting a modern and delicate approach to coffee with great balance".†

We aim to offer all our coffees as soon as they arrive ensuring you receive them as close to their roast date as possible. However, September coffees shine 10 - 14 days after roast and keep up to 2 months. Best enjoyed slowly and thoughtfully.

Unreal coffee!

Hacienda La Esmeralda is easily one of the most respected producers in coffee, often known as the birthplace of Panama Geisha. We are excited to feature this geisha for its deeply complex, juicy, and expressive profile. This lot is very limited.

We get delicate florals like jasmine with a deep sweetness reminding us of juicy red apples, and sweet Jolly Rancher candies. This coffee has a silky body, a bright malic acidity, and a sparkling lingering finish.

Hacienda La Esmeralda

Hacienda La Esmeralda, owned by the Peterson family, is a well-known name in the specialty coffee world. Their team is responsible for Geisha’s rise to prominence in Central America, having believed in the variety from the very beginning and continually demonstrating its potential over the years. The lands that make up Hacienda La Esmeralda were first brought together as a single estate by a man named Hands Elliot in 1940. In 1967, Rudolph A. Peterson bought the land as a retirement venture, unaware of how the lands would shape Panama’s place in coffee history.

Process

After harvest, the cherries were dried for 48 days on raised beds in our climate - controlled drying room. An indoor facility with constant airflow and precise temperature and humidity control.

Variety

This variety was originally collected from coffee forests in Ethiopia in the 1930s. From there, it was sent to the Lyamungu research station in Tanzania and then brought to Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) in Central America in 1953. It was distributed throughout Panama via CATIE in the 1960s after it had been recognized for tolerance to coffee leaf rust. However, the plant's branches were brittle and not favored by farmers so it was not widely planted. The coffee came to prominence in 2004 when the Peterson family of Boquete, Panama, entered it into the "Best of Panama" competition and auction. It received exceptionally high marks and broke the then-record for green coffee auction prices, selling for over $20/pound. There is significant confusion about the Geisha variety because there are multiple genetically distinct plant types that have been referred to as Geisha, many of which share similar geographic origins in Ethiopia. Recent genetic diversity analyses conducted by World Coffee Research confirm that Panamanian Geisha descendent from T2722 is distinct and uniform. It is associated with extremely high cup quality when the plants are managed well at high altitude, and is known for its delicate floral, jasmine, and peach-like aromas.