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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Panama Elida Gesha Falda Washed, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Panama Elida Gesha Falda Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Panama Elida Gesha Falda Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Panama Elida Gesha Falda Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇵🇦PanamaWashedGeshaLight roast
Roaster website
Country
🇵🇦Panama
Region
Boquete
Town
Boquete
Farm / Station
Farmer / Producer
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Nectarine, Jasmine, Persimmon, Floral Honey
Fermentation
—
Drying
Cold-room dried
Product page
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • price usdA historical exact-page capture recorded a 2 oz option at $36, while the current Onyx archive card displays $144 without package context; the captured variant is retained and the conflict is documented.
The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Panama Elida Gesha Falda Washed
  2. 02
  3. 03
    The roaster
  4. 04
    The variety
  5. 05
  6. 06
  7. 07
    The region
  8. 08
    The country
From the producer

The Lamastus family operates Elida Estate in the mountains of Boquete, Panama, near the Baru Volcano. They are widely recognized for their master farming techniques and for producing some of the most highly regarded Gesha coffees in the world.

From the roaster

Onyx Coffee Lab sources this coffee as part of their commitment to high-quality, transparently traded specialty beans. They highlight the estate's legacy and the exceptional flavor profile characteristic of Panama's premier growing regions.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee comes from the renowned Elida Estate, a farm celebrated for its industry-leading quality and consistent success in the Best of Panama competitions. It represents a classic example of a high-altitude washed Gesha from a legendary producer.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Washed processing

The coffee was processed as a washed lot.

02
Cold-room drying

Onyx identifies the parchment drying method as cold-room dried.

What was added?

Nothing disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavorings, or inoculated culture is disclosed.

Why it matters

Washed processing and controlled cold-room drying support a clean presentation of the high-elevation Gesha lot.

What you might taste

Onyx lists nectarine, jasmine, persimmon, and floral honey.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/panama-elida-gesha-washed-falda
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Same coffee, different roaster?

Other roasters, same producer.

These coffees come from the same producer or farm, offered by other roasters. We never automatically declare two offerings the exact same coffee — a match requires lot, harvest and traceability details. Even a true same-lot pair can taste different: roast approach, freshness, rest and brewing all reshape the cup.

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Verve Coffee Roasters · Panama
Same producer — different farm or lot.
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Klatch Coffee · Panama
Same producer and farm — likely a different lot, variety or process.
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Onyx Coffee Lab · Panama
Same producer, farm, variety & process — lot and harvest not yet verified.
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Onyx Coffee Lab · Panama
Same farm — different producer lot possible.
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Onyx Coffee Lab · Panama
Same farm — different producer lot possible.
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Same farm — different producer lot possible.
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