The flight: four bags, four angles
Washed Geisha: Café Victoria's 250 g bag ($28 at Boquete Coffee Traders) is the classic clean, floral entry. Natural Catuai: La Huella's Panama Natural (250 g, €30, roasted to order) shows the fruit-forward, fuller-bodied side. Honey: La Huella's Panama Black Honey (250 g, €30) or its Geisha #16 (100 g, €40) sits between the two. Espresso blend: Café Unido's Harpía (340 g, $31.85) is the dark-chocolate counterpoint — and proof that Panama doesn't have to be Geisha to be Panama. Total: roughly €85–$100 before shipping, which four bags split nicely on a PanamaGoods or BCT order.
How to run the tasting
Brew all four with the same method and recipe — one pour-over ratio, one water temperature, one session — so the only variable is the coffee. Taste them warm, in order from washed to natural, and write one sentence per cup before discussing; the differences (clarity vs body vs sweetness) are easier to name side by side than sequentially. The cupping guide has the full structured format if you want scores alongside impressions.
Scaling the idea up
With more budget, upgrade tiers, not bag counts: a natural Geisha (Kotowa's Las Brujas, 227 g) against the washed one isolates process on the same variety; a green-vs-roasted comparison from the same farm is the enthusiast version. Whatever you choose, check the availability date on each listing first — nano-lots rotate fast, and every offer in this flight was verified in stock on the date recorded.