Panama: Finca Deborah Illumination

Finca Deborah's Illumination Process: peach, mango and black tea in a bright, velvety cup.

In the cup

It opens with peach and mango, followed by black cherry, honey and black tea. As it cools, floral and citrus notes emerge, with clean malic acidity lifting the sweetness. Velvety body, crisp finish with hints of white flowers and ripe stone fruit.

Perfect if…

• you love fruity yet spotlessly clean coffees;
• you want to try one of Panama's most experimental processes;
• you want a tasting coffee to enjoy slowly.

Coffee details

• Tasting notes: peach, mango, black cherry, black tea, honey, coffee blossom
• Variety: Gesha
• Process: Washed Carbonic Maceration – Illumination Process
• Origin: Volcán, Tierras Altas, Panama
• Altitude: 1900 – 2000 m
• Harvest: 2025
• Producer: Finca Deborah – Jamison Savage
• Recommended method: filter

The story

At Finca Deborah every micro-lot is monitored by sensors and cherries are hand-picked only between 21 and 24 Brix. In the Illumination Process the coffee is pulped with the mucilage left on, then ferments for about 100 hours in sealed tanks with filtered light and limited oxygen. Finally it is washed and slowly dried in the shade on raised beds.

Competition-grade freshness

Every Over Your Limits coffee is stored green, vacuum-sealed and frozen, the same technique used for competition coffees, and we roast it only when you order. The cold stops the green bean from ageing and protects its sugars, acidity and aromas, so every lot reaches your cup with the same profile as the day we first tasted it, even months after harvest.

Why Over Your Limits

Because it combines the clarity of a washed coffee with the complexity of fermentation.