Panama - Kotowa Silvia Marina GW Lot 0232 - T1

Helmed by the father-daughter duo, Ricardo and Victoria Koyner, Kotowa Farms is a fourth-generation coffee estate rooted in the lush highlands of Boquete, Panama. Their story is one of legacy, passion, and a deep respect for the land—one that began over a century ago.

The journey started in 1913, when Alexander Duncan Macintyre, a Canadian with a vision and a deep love for nature, was drawn to the misty mountains of Panama. He established his first farm in Boquete and named it Kotowa, inspired by the local word for "mountains." More than 100 years later, that vision lives on through his descendants.

Today, Ricardo and Victoria oversee nine estates under the Kotowa name, practicing regenerative agriculture to preserve the land's vitality for generations to come. By letting the land lead, they maintain a delicate balance between tradition and innovation—producing world-class coffee while nurturing the ecosystem that makes it possible.

Kotowa has been a consistent presence at the prestigious Best of Panama auctions since 2004. In 2025, their farm Silvia Marina earned 10th place in the Geisha Washed category, while the celebrated Las Brujas estate placed 17th in Geisha Natural—a testament to the Koyners' dedication to excellence and craftsmanship.

Whether you’re brewing a cup of Silvia Marina Geisha Washed or Las Brujas Geisha Natural, you're tasting more than just coffee—you're experiencing the result of over a century of care, innovation, and a family legacy rooted in the mountains of Panama.

Panama Geisha is a rare, delicate, and complex variety well-loved for its sweet florality and citrus highlights. Since its debut win at the Best of Panama auction in 2004, it has kept specialty coffee lovers everywhere captivated by its endless possibilities, delicacy, complexity, and clarity of flavors.

As such, it is often showcased on coffee competition stages by a great number of coffee champions, and it also continues to fetch the highest prices.

While a coffee’s truest intrinsic qualities are still largely believed to be showcased best by traditional washed processing due to the demucilaging, washing, and scrubbing steps removing all traces of fruit from the bean, the acquired expertise of award-winning emergent producers like Ricardo Koyner allows them to direct the flavor character of the Panama Geisha towards a seemingly endless diversity of delightfully surprising trajectories through innovative techniques.