Panama Boquete Elida Estate

Panama Boquete Elida Estate

Farm Description

Elida Estate has been in the Lamastus family since its inception in 1918. Named for the wife of Robert Louis Lamastus, the farm is in the Alto Quiel region of Boquete, with a range of altitudes from 1670 to 1825 meters. It is mostly planted in Caturra, but there is a small amount of Bourbon varietal. More than half of this farm is located within the Volcan Baru National Park, a protected ecological reserve and sanctuary for exotic plants, birds and mammals. Elida has been a top finisher in the Best of Panama for years, and their wet process coffees are the epitome of the refined Boquete flavor profile.

This coffee is part of our Farm Gate pricing program.

Cupping Notes

There's a rich floral vanilla that pairs well with the caramelized peach notes that are abundant. It's a bright coffee, but the malic acidity is not aggressive. The body is light and has a juicy mouthfeel which suits the cup flavors quite well. The dry fragrance is very sweet, with floral aromas and cherry fruited notes. Adding water, the wet aromatics also have this cherry fruit scent (more like cherry pie), floral aspects, and cooked peach notes as well. The cup is juicy, delicate and yet quite layered in flavors as well. The fruit, as in the aroma, oscillates between stone fruit and cherry-like flavor, with a clean, sweet backdrop of honey. In the cool cup, it's all peach and cherry pie with freshly made vanilla bean ice cream.

Score

88.8

Lot Size

15 60kg bags

Roast Recommendations

City+ to Full City.

Processing

Wet Process

Varietal

Bourbon     Caturra    

Grade & Appearance

SHB, .2 d/300gr, 18-19 Screen

Packaging

Shipped to us in GrainPro
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A photograph of the Lamastus family at the coffee mill, 1932

Plantings and shade trees at Lamastus farm

Caturra blossoms
 

Comments

#1 nice one

Taking this to 435-440 drop temp, wow, Peach City!

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