Panama | Elida Estate | Catuai | Natural

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Alto Quiel, Boquete, Chiriqui Elevation: 1670-1950 masl About: At this point, the Lamastus family legacy has become legendary. They have been growing coffee in the Boquete region of Panama for over 100 years and have won the Best of Panama competition multiple times with their 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., most recently placing first in the 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. Geisha category in the 2024 competition with a Geisha from Elida Estate. Wilford Lamastus and his son, Wilford Jr., manage the family's three farms high up in the cloudy rainforest of the Boquete region, on the edg e of Volcán Barú National Park. In fact, more than half of Elida Estate is within the boundaries of the park . Elida Estate was their first farm to be planted with Geisha back in 2005, and they have been producing some of the best Geisha in the world ever since. While it may be Geisha that’s made the Lamastus Family legendary, the 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. only accounts for a small percentage of the annual production at Elida (around 10%). The vast majority of the farm is planted with CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. and this naturally processed lot is an exceptional example of the variety.