Panama - Finca Nahaliel Geisha Washed Lot 030425

Finca Nahaliel, meaning “inheritance” or “Valley of God,” and its coffees reflect devotion and care in Bambito, Tierras Altas, Panama. Founded in 2016, the farm carries the Guerra family’s heritage, dating back to the late 19th century when they arrived from Dolega and Bugaba and helped shape the region’s coffee landscape.

Under the stewardship of Itto Guerra — representing the family’s 3rd and 4th generations — Finca Nahaliel honors his ancestors through patient cultivation and careful restoration: clearing old growth, nurturing new trees, and keeping the legacy alive in every plant.

Finca Nahaliel’s coffees have traveled globally, featured in competitions and reached the cups of baristas such as Dongmin Kim, Top 6 at the 2025 Korean National Barista Championship, and Jason Basilan at the 2025 Singapore National Championship. Through sustainable practices, meticulous attention, and generational devotion, Finca Nahaliel is a living testament to coffee, faith, and excellence.

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 expertise of seasoned and passionate producers like Itto Guerra allows them to direct the flavor character of the Panama Geisha towards a seemingly endless diversity of delightfully surprising trajectories.

They do this through the purposeful implementation of traditional methods like the natural and honey processes, as well as intentional and innovative processing styles.