Rachel Peterson

Female

Boquete

Panama

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee grower, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Boquete, Panama and San Juan, Puerto Rico
How many years have you been in the industry?
3
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
All of them!
About Me:
I do sales and marketing for Hacienda La Esmeralda.
About My Company:
Hacienda La Esmeralda is a family run coffee farm. We are dedicated to consistently producing the highest quality coffee we can. We are active members of the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama, and in conjunction with them work towards improving consciousness of high quality Panama coffees.
Above all, we're passionate about coffee and the specialty coffee movement.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
The people, who love what they do, and the coffee, that's amazing.
Website:
http://www.haciendaesmeralda.com

Comment Wall:

  • Jeff Taylor

    Welcome to Barista Exchange Rachel! I'm sure you have many friends here waiting for you. :O) Cheers

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Bruno

    Hi Rachel!

    Welcome to Barista Exchange.

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Alan Nietlisbach

    Hi Rachel... welcome to Barista World... one more way to connect.. hope you're well.. how's the feedback been on the Auction plans ?

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Bruno Souza

    Hi Rachel,
    Welcome to Barista Exchange, I agree with Jeff Taylor, you have a lot of friends waiting to hear from you the news about the outstanding Esmeralda Farm.

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Alan Nietlisbach

    Buyer is cupping tomorrow... can you give us until Tuesday on this please ?... we cupped it well, so hope they will agree !

    Mar 9, 2008

  • Andi C. Trindle

    Hi Rachel,

    hope all is well in your world. Will I see you in MN?

    Mar 9, 2008

  • John Moore

    Hi Rachel! Great to 'see' you here! I am really looking forward to a taste of what you all have been working so hard to bring to the world once again this year.

    Hope all is well down on the farm. I still contend that the dinner we all enjoyed here during your last visit is probably the best that I have ever had. Come back soon!

    John

    Mar 9, 2008

  • scott conary

    Good to see you! I think the last time we talked was over breakfast in Tokyo! Will you be coming to Minn.?

    Mar 9, 2008

  • Donny Raus

    rachel! i thought about you recently and have been meaning to drop you a hello, but you beat me to it. how have you been? daniel? everything is great up north. busy working and trying to find a place of my own. any future plans for a visit???

    Mar 9, 2008

  • mike perry

    Hi Rachel, hope all is well in Panama. Looking forward to seeing you again in April. Love the cup :-)

    Mar 10, 2008

  • Johanna Bot

    Hi Rachel, welcome to the group. Looking forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

    Mar 10, 2008

  • Johanna Bot

    You're right, Rachel - he really does seem to be back to normal. We are very lucky!
    Have a great trip.

    Mar 10, 2008

  • Fede Cabrera

    Hi Rachel,
    I´m was the barista for Argentine in the last WBC, and I´m working in non-profit venture to promote the consumption of specialty grade coffees in Latin-America. The venture involves a 6 month overland trip through the coffee growing countries of America, and I don´t have any contact person in Panama. Could you or somebody from your Hacienda, help me to coordinate my visit through Panama?

    Best regards,
    Federico

    Mar 10, 2008

  • bob williams

    Thanks Rachel, I too am sorry I can't make it down this year. I have to attend the coronation of my sister-in-law (actually her third marriage; my presents is required, as I am one of her closest 1100 persons attending.) Anyway, looking forward to Panama 09, Later.

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Fede Cabrera

    Hola Rachel,

    Muchas gracias por tu pronta respuesta. Te envio a tu correo de Barista Exchange un breve resumen del proyecto en el que estoy trabajando. Si me envias otra direccion de correo electronico, te puedo enviar el borrador del business plan, que tiene mas detalles.

    Saludos,
    Federico

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Wendy De Jong

    Hi Rachel! I am in Long Beach taking the Q grader tests, and I keep hearing about how great your scores were when you tested! See you next month!

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Chuck Jones

    Rachel. it's good to see you here... how's the family? please send everyone my regards.

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Jeff Taylor

    I thought you'd appreciate how much my spanish has improved....

    Mar 21, 2008

  • John Moore

    hi rachel,

    looking forward to tasting a few samples of those delicious coffees that you produce. any news concerning this year's crop? weather issues, logistic challenges, harvest or processing news, etc.?

    john

    Mar 25, 2008

  • Nick Cho

    Next podcast, I'm gonna whip out my impression of your dad. Hope you like it!

    And thanks for being me today! :-)

    Apr 1, 2008

  • Fede Cabrera

    Hola Rachel,

    Estoy avanzando en el plan de negocios de mi organizacion sin fines de lucro, y te estaria muy agradecido si pudieses leerlo y darme tu opinion. De ser posible, te pido que me indiques a que direccion puedo enviartelo.

    Muchas gracias,
    Federico

    Apr 17, 2008

  • The Barista Formerly Known As JavaJ

    Rachel,

    It was very nice to meet you and Wilford at the BGA party. I enjoyed talking with you very much.

    Regards,
    -J.

    May 6, 2008

  • Edwin Martinez

    Congratulations on pulling off a fantastic private auction! I'm anxious to to see if you do it again next year. Regardless, nice job getting a record number of online visitors and continuing to raise the awareness. Best of luck.
    edm

    May 27, 2008

  • Donny Raus

    hey rachael, how is my favorite panamanian doing??? everything is great here. finally setup with my own roaster (yay!) and have been busy setting things up and planning the roasters retreat. when will we have the pleasure of seeing you in nyc again? how is daniel??? hope all is well!!!

    Jun 2, 2008

  • Andrew Barnett

    Hi Rachel ,

    Nice to hear from you . Hope all is well . You're welcome . Thanks for the update Loved that lot . Eager to share the beautiful flavors with our San Francisco community
    Looking forward to seeing you in Copenhagen !

    Cheers ,

    Andrew

    Jun 4, 2008

  • Stefanos Domatiotis

    Jun 9, 2008

  • HENRY HUECK

    Rachel

    me gustaria que consideraran participar este anio en Ramacafe y si pueden hablar un poco de lo que hacen en Panama...me puedes decir si pueden?
    gracias

    HH

    Jul 16, 2008

  • graciano

    hola rachel, esta gente estaba hablando de viajar a visitar fincas en C.A. en un lugar tranquilo, que vengan a Boquete, yo puse un post mencionandolos inclusive a ustedes como atraccion, leelo.
    Por donde andas?

    Jul 28, 2008

  • Gilberto Baraona

    Congratulations for your coffee,.
    I competed in Long Beach 2007 with my coffee Los Pirineos got 10Th.

    Aug 12, 2008

  • Ertan Han

    I am from TURKEY and we sell coffee(espresso).We want buy coffee from you can you sent us your whole sell price list.Thanks for your help
    My e mail adress ertcom2006@hotmail.com

    Aug 31, 2008

  • Chris DeMarse

    Rachel,
    I am going to be in Panama from October 9-16. I was wondering if your farm does tours and what I might do to get see the source of the most coveted coffee in the world ?!?!~?

    Sep 12, 2008

  • Chris DeMarse

    Rachel,
    I appreciate all the information and it's very helpful to get some realistic time frames in line with trying to travel to the mountains. I am still not totally sure of the hotel accommodations, but our good friends mentioned she had vouchers that she could redeem in Panama. We realized that it was in the middle of rainy season, but we also knew that it might be the only time we could afford round trip tickets for two people (we're trying to pay off college loans and such), so we invested a little in some nice rain coats and expected to live in a deluge for a chunk of the trip. I wouldn't want to impose on your family in the middle of such an important time with your brother, but I really appreciate your efforts to accommodate me despite my untimeliness. I will continue to research our total plan to make sure to make the best of our time there. It seems that Panama has much to offer; we just wanted to get in as much as possible within reason. Thanks again for your time and effort.

    Sep 13, 2008

  • Chris DeMarse

    Rachel,
    I've been doing a little more solid research on our travel arrangements. We are flying in to PTY (Panama City) Thursday the 9th. We are going to spend the day there. We are then going to fly out to David early the next morning and catch a bus/taxi to Boquete. We will be there that day and maybe the next. We are then going to Bocas Del Toro, then back to Panama City and home from there. I know your family is busy with life and it's fine if things are too hectic for you, but in the off chance that someone is free, it would be an honor to tour the farm. Thanks again for helping with some perspective.

    Chris

    Oct 1, 2008

  • Chris DeMarse

    Rachel,
    Thanks for your efforts in trying to get me to your farm. Unfortunately I was unable to find the time given our short trip to visit, so please extend my apologies to your father on behalf of me. I greatly intend on coming back, and if the opportunity arises, to be able to do some hands on training with local baristas. while I fully believe in the unbelievable quality of the Boquete coffee community, there seems to be a disconnection between that and the cafes I visited. what are your thought?

    Oct 31, 2008