Panama Elida Estate Vuelta

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Volcán

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Whole beans from the farm Elida Estate from Lamastus family Estate, in Panama. It is a 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. natural processNatural 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. from the plot called Vuelta. This plot of Elida Estate is very famous for producing regularly lots ranked at Best of Panama. When hot, it tastes very juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it., hints of tropical fruits. Do you know the Arlequin candy ? This is it but in a very more subtle way. The bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method. is heavy and velvety. As it cools down a bit, it is a powdery coffee with flavors of violette, citrus, a bit of rose and also praliné. It is a quite fermented coffee, reaching Joachim’s limit (which is basically zero haha). Country : Panama Region : Alto Quiel Farm : Elida Estate Lot : Vuelta Altitude : 1925-1960m Soil : volcanic 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. : Geisha Process : natural anaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. slow dry (fermented in bags for 2 days). Harvest date : 05/03/2025 Dry until : 28/03/2025 Dried : on coffee beds Import : direct trade with Lasmastus Family Estate We got to visit three of Lamastus farms during our trip to Panama in February 2024. Elida Estate is a beautiful farm, it is not small but they are very rigorous about their lots, the processing, the drying. You can visit every part it is clean, the lots well tracked. Wilford and his so-called dream team is tremendously serious in order to produce the best coffee their terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. has to offer. They cup altogether with the passing guest roasters, rating every single lot they have. In the farms, local varieties of fruit trees grow, providing tree tomato, lulos. The families working at the farms can also benefit from biogas systems turning the farm waste into gas, providing them energy to run their homes. We have a lot of respect for Wilford’s work because he is passionate and generous. He lives for coffee and for sharing this passion. Thank you for being part of this world Wilford ! Photos taken by us at the farms. Whole beans from Elida Estate in Panama, natural anaerobic slow dry geisha from Vuelta lot. 100g Roasted onRoast 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. 08/06/2026