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Iris Estate Terroir, Panama, Washed
Jasmine, apricot and orange
200g
A Washed Geisha from Iris Estate, this Terroir lot is elegant, floral, and beautifully expressive. Notes of jasmine lead with delicate aromatics, followed by apricot sweetness and a bright orange acidity that carries through a clean, refined finish.
| TASTES LIKE | Jasmine, apricot and orange |
| ROAST | Espresso |
Jamison Savage is one of the most influential producers in modern specialty coffee, renowned for his high-elevation farms, meticulous processing, and constant pursuit of flavour innovation. After leaving a career in finance in Florida, he moved to Panama’s Volcán region to explore coffee cultivation at extreme altitudes, beginning with the now world-famous Finca Deborah. Today, his work extends across Finca Deborah, Morgan Estate, and Iris Estate, where he continues to refine the expression of rare varieties such as Green-Tip Geisha, SL28, Sidra, and African Heirlooms. This Terroir lot showcases Savage’s precise approach: cherries are harvested at peak ripeness, mechanically de-pulped, Washed, and slowly dried through a multi-tier raised African bed system under carefully controlled temperature, humidity, airflow, and shade. After drying , the coffee rests in parchment for up to 90 days, allowing the lot to stabilise and reveal a layered, complex expression of Iris Estate’s unique environment.
| PRODUCER | Jamison Savage, Sasa Sestic and Elvin Siew |
| REGION | Volcán |
| VARIETAL | Geisha |
| PROCESS | Washed |
| ALTITUDE | 1850-2300 masl |
Located in Volcán, within Panama’s celebrated Chiriquí coffee region, Iris Estate sits on the slopes surrounding Volcán Barú. Established in 2017, it is regarded as the highest coffee farm in Panama and Latin America, reaching elevations of up to 2,300 metres above sea level. The estate shares the same broader region as Finca Deborah, but sits at an even more extreme altitude, where cooler temperatures, cloud cover, volcanic soils, and pronounced microclimates shape a distinctive cup profile. These conditions slow the maturation of the coffee cherries, encouraging greater density, structure, and flavour intensity. Rich volcanic soil, shaded growing conditions, and extended ripening make Iris Estate especially suited to Geisha and other rare varieties, producing coffees with heightened complexity, clarity, and aromatic depth. As one of the most elevated and carefully managed farms in Panama, Iris offers a vivid expression of terroir from one of the world’s most prestigious coffee origins.