Wow. Wow. Wow.

Geisha. Hacienda La Esmerelda. Non-auction lot. Roasted by Novo.

Geisha, as you may know, is the most talked about coffee of the last four years, having broken record after record in the Best of Panama auction. Most recently, Hacienda Esmerelda sold a select lot at the most recent BoP for $130. While the coffee Museo is getting from Novo is not the $130 lot, it is still from the same farm, the same cultivar and still astoundingly good.

This much hyped coffee definitely lives up to its high billing and I can concur with what I've heard from coffee lovers elsewhere: this is not a coffee you need to think about; the flavours are immediate and very recognizable.

The grinds give off an intense citrus or grapefruit like aroma. The taste is kumquat or tangerine... maybe even gooseberry? The sweetness as it cools is unlike any coffee I've had. The finish, honeydew melon, some green tea or rose. Tweaking the taste profile with temperature and dose to coax a more defined taste structure will prove interesting... I certainly don't mind drinking the errors.

I'm also surprised Novo only has this coffee scored at 93. Tawar, which is at 94 has shown more structure and comlexity... but surely when you cup this next to another 93 coffee, like Abeba - there is no comparison.

Note: we're currently using press for this coffee and serving in Bodum doublewall thermo glasses at $7/cup.

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