Panama | Mama Cata Estate | Pacamara | ASD Natural

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Los Naranjos , Boquete, Chiriqui Elevation: 1500-1700 masl About: 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 farm to honour its previous owner. Since his passing a few years ago, the farms are now overseen by his two daughters, Liliana and Gissell. Distinct in approach, they share a clear intention to carry the family’s work forward. Alongside varieties such as 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. and Mokkita , Mama Cata is also home to the Garrido family’s Pacamara. Originally from El Salvador, Pacamara is a hybrid of Pacas and Maragogipe . Known for its large, elongated beans, it presents a distinct profile with both savoury and spice-driven characteristics. This lot was processed as an ASD 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. (anaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. slow dry), resulting in a pronounced fruit profile while retaining the structure typical of 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..