Since 1996, the BOP, organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), has brought attention to the high quality of Panamanian coffee.
An article by Price Peterson in SCAP describes this situation in the 2000s.
Geisha coffee beans submitted by Price Peterson's Esmeralda farm were sold for a then-record high price of $21 per pound (about 450g).
This was about 10 times the price of the standard high-end coffee at the time.
The Peterson family separated lots into sections of their large farm and submitted the best-flavored ones to BOP.
The judges were astonished by the extremely complex and gorgeous flavors of the beans, such as jasmine, bergamot, citrus, and honey, which had never been seen in coffee before.
The Geisha that was purchased was roasted and sold by innovative "third wave" roasters such as Stumpton Coffee, Intelligentsia, and Counter Culture Coffee in the United States, sparking a global Geisha boom.
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