Farm and plot names
The producer's name carries real information because Geisha's value is farm-specific. Hacienda La Esmeralda farms distinct plots — Jaramillo, Buena Vista, Cañas Verdes, El Velo — that produce materially different cups, and Lamastus Family Estates sells under its Elida, El Burro and Luito farm names. A label that says only 'Panama Geisha' without a producer deserves suspicion; every coffee record on PanamaBean lists its producer and farm where documented.
Geisha or Gesha — and process names
'Geisha' and 'Gesha' are the same variety, spelled differently by different sellers; our database records both spellings as reported. Process names can trip buyers: Finca Lerida 'Honey Roast' is not a roast level — the seller confirms it is honey-processed (mucilage left on during drying) — while Eleta's 'City Roast' and 'Espresso Roast' genuinely are roast levels, selectable on the product page. 'ASD' (Anaerobic Slow Dry) on Elida lots is a controlled fermentation-and-drying method. When the label names a roast, our records separate roast level from process.
Subregion and product-line names
Café Durán's 'de Origen' series names the growing subregion — Boquete, Volcán, Comarca — on bags of the same brand; buying two is a quick terroir comparison. Lot identifiers like La Huella's 'Geisha #16' or Colonna's numbered '020' release mark specific micro-lots or series. Harvest years matter in a seasonal origin: anything offered outside the January–April harvest window is previous-crop stock or a pre-order. On every PanamaBean record, tasting descriptors are attributed to the seller who reported them, and the price-check date shows how fresh the observation is.