2Hacienda La Esmeralda Coffee – Price: $350 a pound
Produced from guava plants grown on the slopes of Mount Baru, in Panama, the Hacienda La Esmeralda coffee ranks #2 on our top list.
You may end up paying $350 for a pound.
There are 2 stages of processing Hacienda La Esmeralda: the wet process and the dry process.
Between 40 and 60 days of storage, the coffee matures and it’s not shipped before.
We recommend Esmeralda Special, a coffee that has won several awards for quality, including the 2007 Specialty Coffee Association of America Roaster’s Choice competition.
