A Noosa specialty coffee roaster and retailer is bringing the world’s most sought-after coffee to town, worth $1000 per kilo.
To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, Clandestino Coffee will bring microlot Cabana San Jose Natural Geisha from the Esmeralda Special 2021 Grand Reserve to your homes as a limited release.
Clandestino Coffee founder Jaxon Taylor said the coffee was in extremely high demand during the auction and ended up being hideously expensive.
“We’re only just covering our costs and selling this coffee in 60g tins for $60 ($1000 per kilo), or you can enjoy a cup in our cafe for $25 but it will strictly be brewed as a pour-over filter coffee,“ he said.
“When I first tasted Hacienda La Esmeralda back in 2010, it completely changed my relationship with coffee.
“Its flavour range was extraordinary. It introduced me to high floral notes such as jasmine, lavender and exotic bergamot.
“This cup is as pleasant as your palette can identify in coffee, yet at the same time retains a full bodied mouthfeel.”
The Esmeralda Special has been one of the most anticipated annual coffee auctions in the industry since 2007.
The estate releases their highest scoring Geisha varietal coffees which are produced in small quantities for roasters all over the world to bid on.
“Ten samples of this year’s auction lots were cupped by our team at our roastery, five washed and five natural processed coffees,“ Mr Taylor said.
Hacienda La Esmeralda LOT ES-N-1-4 Cabana San Jose Natural Geisha was without a doubt a stand out amongst them.
“I knew that this was the one for us. Expect a complex cup with a creamy body unveiling in sweet notes of strawberries and cream, jasmine and tropical fruits, be surprised by sweet and delicate acidity,“ he said.
Out of the 50 auction lots of green beans available for purchasing, we secured one 50 pound box (22kg) of it.
Cabana San Jose Natural grows at high altitudes on the Canas Verdes farm, one of four coffee farms in Panama that have been run by the Peterson Family since 1967.
With its distinct three to four month dry season, this area produces balanced and fruity Geisha microlots with delicate flavour profile and high complexity, setting records in the Best of Panama competition.
This special release comes in tins as a limited edition and is available through online pre-orders only.
You can taste the most expensive coffee at Clandestino Coffee flagship store in Noosaville – where it is served exclusively as a pour over.
For more information visit clandestino.com.au
