Panama Elida Estate Vuelta washed DRD

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Volcán

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  50
• Clean
  30

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. washed processWashed 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. from the plot called Vuelta. This plot of Elida Estate is very famous for producing regularly lots ranked at Best of Panama. A few hours after roasting : When hot, it tastes floral with a lot of jasmine and violette. As it cools down a bit, it is very straightforward flowers : jasmine and violette. The cup is very well-structured with a beautiful acidityAcidityThe 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.. It stays floral when cold but more towards rose and violette. 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 : washed Drying : in dark room Harvest date : 25/02/2026 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 and in January 2026. 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, washed 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. 29/06/2026