Panama Mama Cata Estate

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Comforting
  20
• Funky
  20

Floral, kiwi, mandarin orange, & tropical Ships within 1 week after roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. 100% specialty arabica coffee beans only Proud Mary's coffee beans are at their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Processing NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Producer Garrido Family Region Los Naranjos, Boquete, Chiriqui Elevation 1500-1700 masl About this coffee: The Garrido family has been cultivating coffee in Boquete, Panama, since 1959, when Teodoro Garrido established the family’s first farm. In the mid-1970s, Teodoro expanded the business by acquiring another existing farm, now known as Mama Cata. Originally established in 1911, it is one of Boquete’s oldest coffee farms. Teodoro renamed the property in honour of its previous owner. Following Teodoro’s passing a few years ago, the family farms are now overseen by his two daughters, Liliana and Gissell. Fiercely passionate and markedly different in character, the sisters share a clear vision to carry their father’s work into the future. The Garrido family has placed in the top ten across all three Best of Panama categories—Geisha WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly., Geisha Natural, and Varietal—on multiple occasions, with many of those coffees coming from Mama Cata. This Geisha lot was processed as a traditional natural and dried at the Garrido family’s mill on custom raised beds. Drawing inspiration from another of Teodoro’s passions, rose cultivation, the drying beds sit inside a large greenhouse. This approach allows for precise temperature control through adjustable ventilation and increased vertical capacity, with beds stacked four high. About Proud Mary: Proud Mary was founded by husband and wife Nolan and Shari Hirte in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. Proud Mary offers products and services that improve the start of your day so dramatically, that it's impossible to go back to the way things used to be. We aim to provide an amazing and heart felt experience for everyone who visits our locations. Nolan is such an amazing guy who lives for coffee. It just swung that way