After a week of tasting by 17 Panamanian judges 40 samples of the best coffee in Panama, will be sent to international judges for evaluation in the next round of “The Best of Panama”, which will be held in August.

The Panamanian grain will be judged by a panel of 19 international judges, who will be in South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States States, Bulgaria and Australia.

Among those classified, there are 10 batches of washed geisha coffee, 10 batches of natural and processed geisha, 10 batches of washed varietal coffee and 10 batches of natural and processed varietals, which will be subjected to the strictest evaluation.

"In this classification, the Panamanian judges found very interesting combinations of flavors and fragrances, they discovered a classic geisha coffee with jasmine and floral scent, with a lemongrass flavor and others with very interesting processes in the case of natural geisha flavors. In others, there was a mixture of cinnamon, a touch of lemon and cloves, but in a very pleasant way” said a Best of Panama spokesman.