Hi everyone! Last day at Panama! Today, as usual, we did a hike. Tony ran down this big rocky hill and sprained his ankle. Swollen and red, he still managed to make it back to the farm. We visited another coffee farm and did more cupping. This time around, we cupped 6 coffees....all amazing! The Hartmann natural processed and Hartmann geisha were my favorites and scored the highest. You could really taste the fruit. This is the most we've cupped and I feel like we've really learned how to analyze some flavors. It was fun to be able to pick out such aromas and flavors as berry, lemon, caramel, dried fruit, and chocolate.

We also did some hands-on roasting on a Jabez Burns sample roaster and a Farina. Learned about roast development and roast profiling. Then some Q&A. I have to say, this class was absolutely amazing. We had an amazing group of people, and we bonded well with each other.

There were coffee shop owners like us, from Australia and LA. Then one who runs an NGO, a couple of wholesale roasters, and one who is opening a coffee shop in Bahamas in addition to many other ventures. And of course, the instructor Daniel was excellent. You could really tell his knowledge and feel his passion for coffee and the country. Thanks Daniel for a wonderful course.

Our last night, we had sing-alongs by the fire and talked even more about coffee...