
panama coffee
by bean & bean queens — roastery & cafe · new york city, usa
you'll taste stone fruit before jasmine. this is 2025 panama gesha box: esmeralda, altieri, janson, a honey panama from bean & bean queens — roastery & cafe.
expect stone fruit and jasmine as the dominant characteristics, with floral tones throughout and a sweet finish of caramel, honey, and honeycomb. the honey process amplifies that sweetness and gives the cup a fuller feel than a washed gesha typically would.
the coffee is gesha varietal grown in boquete, panama, across three farms, esmeralda, altieri, and janson. it is honey processed, meaning the cherry skin is removed but some fruit mucilage remains on the bean during drying.
a filter or pour-over method suits honey-processed gesha well, as it preserves the floral and stone fruit clarity without masking the delicate jasmine notes. grind fresh and dial in on the finer side if the cup tastes thin, or coarser if it turns syrupy or heavy.
bean & bean queens sits on northern boulevard doing what good roasters do best: making coffee that actually tastes like something. the 4.5-star rating from over a thousand reviews isn't an accident. walk in and you'll catch the deep, caramelized scent of beans hitting that sweet spot between roasted and burnt, where most chains fear to tread. this isn't about the instagram moment. it's about the woman who comes in every tuesday for her cortado, made exactly how she likes it. the careful attention to extraction timing. the way they'll grind your beans fresh instead of handing you a bag that's been sitting around since last week. queens doesn't get enough credit for its coffee scene, but places like this prove the borough knows what it's doing. when your neighborhood roaster cares this much about the beans, you taste the difference in every sip.
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