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Panama coffee

Panama is a small producer, at about 100,000 bags in the USDA's 2026/27 forecast, best known for Gesha from Boquete, Volcán and Renacimiento in Chiriquí, grown around 1,000–2,200 m.

Its conventional coffees are described as sweet, nutty and mild; the floral, tropical profiles are most associated with Gesha. The harvest runs from November to March, later on higher farms.

PACIFIC OCEANCARIBBEAN SEA COLOMBIA Boquete Volcán Renacimiento
PanamaA detail from The Coffee Origins

At a glance

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  • Main harvest
  • Edge month, a margin we add: picking may start early or run late
 meterssea level5001,0001,5002,0002,5002,2001,0003,280–7,220 ft
Harvest
Nov–MarCafé Imports', Apex's and Sucafina's 2026 handbook calendar. Sucafina's website gives December–March; higher Chiriquí farms can ripen later.Calendar from Café Imports, Apex Coffee Imports and Sucafina's 2026 handbook, checked October 2026. Compared with Sucafina.
Altitude
1,000–2,200 m (3,280–7,220 ft)Envelope of Boquete, Volcán and Renacimiento growing bands.Band from Apex Coffee Imports.
Production
100,000 60 kg bags (2026/27 forecast)USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecast, published July 2026.
Varieties
Catuai, Caturra, Typica, Bourbon, Gesha
Processing
Washed, Natural, HoneyThe usual methods; individual lots vary (see the lots below).
Regions
Boquete, Volcán, Renacimiento
Often described as
sweet, nutty, mild

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How its coffees are described

Importers usually describe Panama's coffees as sweet, nutty, mild. Conventional lots can fit this description; floral/tropical Gesha profiles are cultivar-specific. These are tendencies, not a promise about a particular bag.

Roasters' words

Roasters described 9 single-origin lots from Panama in our catalog sample (320 lots from 38 specialty roasters, recorded January–March 2026); these are the notes they used most. Each opens in the Flavor Bloom with an exercise to train your nose on it.

Why two counts: the Flavor Bloom counts the 272 of those 320 lots that are single origins and name a tasting note, leaving out blends, co-ferments and descriptions that name no note. Panama's 9 are among them; the other one of its 10 lots isn't.

All 10 lots, as roasters described them (winter 2026) · 9 single-origin lots with tasting notes are counted above

Lots are seasonal: this is a record of how roasters described these coffees in early 2026, not a list of what's in stock.

LotRoasterProcessRoastRoaster's notes
Hacienda La Esmeralda - Panama - Washed Geisha (Guabo)April Coffee RoastersWashedLightjasmine, peach, citrus
Hacienda La Esmeralda, Jamarillo, GeishaFive Senses CoffeeWashedLightjuicy citrus, gentle florals
Bosque #3 Gesha WashedPT's Coffee Roasting Co.WashedLightwhite peach, green tea
Panama Finca Deborah Gesha AnaerobicOnyx Coffee LabAnaerobic washedLightcherry, orange blossom, raw sugar, kiwi
LIMITED | PANAMA | Finca Momoto - Camino | Geisha | NaturalProud Mary CoffeeNaturalLightblackcurrant, orange blossom, citrus fruit, floral
Las Brujas COD Ethiopian NaturalPT's Coffee Roasting Co.NaturalLightblack cherry, white tea, redcurrant
Las Brujas Gesha NaturalPT's Coffee Roasting Co.NaturalLightraspberry, orange zest, hibiscus
Noria #2 Gesha NaturalPT's Coffee Roasting Co.NaturalLightgrape juice, rooibos, dried strawberry
Special Release | Los Alpes Gesha - NaturalST. ALiNaturalLight—
Panama Hacienda BarbaraTemple Coffee RoastersNaturalLightamarelle cherry, rose, lime

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Brew it

Single origins show their character best brewed clean. The Brew Guide starts you on a V60; if the cup comes out sour or bitter, Fix My Coffee finds the one change to make. Brewing Constellations shows how other brewers change the cup.

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