Introduction to the treatment method of planting and developing History of single Bean Flavor in kotowa Manor of Panama

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Panama Panama

Population: 3406000

Coffee in Panama is defined by how it is produced, not by geography. In the past, when coffee was widely cultivated, when the areas listed below were small and densely clustered, the beans produced could be combined into a unit.

BOQUETE

The Bok region is the most famous Panamanian region. Its mountainous terrain creates many microclimates. Cooler weather and frequent fog help slow coffee cherry ripening, and some people think this is akin to high-altitude climate.

Altitude: 400- 1,900 m

Harvest: December-March

Breeds: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

VOLCAN-CANDELA

Candela Volcano This area produces most of Panama's food and some amazing coffee. The region is named after Baru volcano and the city of Piedra Candela, and borders Costa Rica.

Altitude: 1,200- 1,600 m Harvest: December-March

Breeds: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

RENACIMIENTO

Renacimiento is a region in the province of Chiriqui, bordering Costa Rica. The area itself is relatively small, so it is not Panama's main specialty coffee producing area.

Altitude: 1,100- 1,500 m

Harvest: December-March

Breeds: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

Panama Finca Kotowa

Founder of the estate: Alexander. Duncan. MacIntyre, originally Canadian, had a very important political position in his home country, but had a strong desire for change in his busy and glamorous life. One day in 1918, he read a report about Poquete, Panama, Central America. The report details that there is a secret place next to the mysterious fire slope here that is cool all year round. So his curiosity drove him to Poquette. Didn't expect him to fall in love with the local people of Poquet and the fantastic valley here, so Alexander. Duncan. McIntyre decided to settle down here. For four generations now, the Alexander family has grown coffee here in the traditional way and is proud of the fine coffee they have carefully grown. Ricardo Koyner is the current owner of the estate.

Cordova Estate is located in Panama's Poquete region, at an altitude of 1700-1850 meters. The estate has a strong social and environmental consciousness. In order to ensure a clean, safe and sustainable environment, the estate grows and treats coffee with traditional concepts but the latest technology. Therefore, 500 hectares of virgin forest have been specially reserved as wildlife reserves. The estate has four main planting areas: Finca Kotowa DUNCAN, Finca Kotowa DON K, Finca Kotowa RIO CRISTAL and Finca Kotowa TRADITIONAL. Finca Kotowa LAS BRUJAS was also a very good area in the best Panama competition these two years. During the harvest season, the Codoba estate chooses to plant the red coffee fruit and treat it with the clear and cool spring water of the local area. They use only half a liter of water per pound of coffee, which saves about 10 to 20 liters compared to other treatment plants. However, the treated pulp and waste water are also reused as organic fertilizer. Finally in 1700 Michael cold dry climate, slowly natural drying.

Finca Kotowa Don K Natural

Country: Panama

■ Production area: Boquet

■ Altitude: 1700 m

■ Treatment method: sun exposure

■ Level: SHB

■ Breeds: Kadulla, Kaduyi

■ Flavor description: Black dates, walnut, vanilla, Body thick, clean

Finca Kotowa Las Brujas Geisha Natural

Country: Panama

■ Production area: Boquet

■ Altitude: 1700 m

■ Treatment method: sun exposure

■ Level: SHB

■ Breed: Geisha

■ Flavor description: Passion fruit, peach, citrus, strawberry

Name: Panama Poquet Duncan Manor Dwarfs Sun-tanned Geisha Half pound $1200 $2100 a pound (Light medium #2, medium #3)

（Panama Boquete Duncan "The Dwarft" Geisha Natural）

Origin: Chirqui Boquete

Producer: Duncan Estate, owned by the Kotowa family

Breed: Geisha

Altitude: 1,700 meters

Treatment: Solarization

Precipitation: 1,900 mm. May to January

Temperature: 13ºC and 22ºC

Flavor characteristics: floral notes, lemon, orange, apricot, complex aromas delicate,

Crisp sweet acidity, syrupy taste.

Awards:

2015 Best Panama (BOP) 4th place in the solarium geisha group, 6th place in the traditional variety solarium group.

Best Panama BOP 2014 5th and 7th place in the sun-baked geisha group, 5th and 15th place in the washing-geisha group

The traditional variety sun group 4, the traditional variety washing group 3, 5.

Best Panama BOP 2013 3rd place in the sun-tanned geisha group, 14th place in the washing-geisha group

The traditional variety sun group fourth, the traditional variety washing group seventh.

2012 Best Panama BOP Solarium Geisha Group Champion, 6th place in Wash Geisha Group

The traditional variety sun group No. 6, the traditional variety washing group No. 1, 3.

KOTOWA

Kotowa comes from the language of Ngäbe, a native Indian people: it means mountains. The coffee beans of the Codoba estate are grown in the beautiful mountains of Poquete, Panama, and are traditionally produced by local people.

Witch LAS BRUJAS

Las Brujas means witch. The reason for its name comes from the stream in the park. This stream appears and disappears for a while. The stream flows in the underground tunnel, causing waves of howling sounds. People think this sound comes from witches living in the forest.

Kotowa Estate, located in Boquete District, Panama, was founded by Alexander Duncan MacIntyre, Canada, who bought it in 1913. It is currently run by Ricardo Koyner, the fourth generation owner of the estate.

Kotowa comes from the local Aboriginal language, meaning "mountain, mountain range" The estate is located in an excellent location, in addition to the appropriate high altitude, coupled with the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean border, the year-round sea breeze blowing, creating a delicate climate. In addition, the vast original forest around the estate provides the humidity and temperature for the natural growth of coffee trees, and the delicate harvesting and post-processing ensure the high quality of coffee. No wonder Kotowa Manor coffee is always ranked first in Panama's Best Coffee Competition.

This time we bought this batch of washed Geisha from one of the four farms on the estate, the organically grown Don K area. This is a premium Geisha coffee with a dry aroma of very distinct berry and jasmine aromas. The wet nose is more pronounced with berry notes, honey, citrus and elegant floral aromas.

The glass is very sweet, very sweet and juicy, like a glass of super sweet juice_very pleasant citrus flavor, light lemon flavor, plus elegant and delicate floral aroma, mild bright acidity, delicate solid taste_very charming, this time we talked about a very favorable price feedback to sweet friends, don't miss it!

Region: Poquet Valley

□ Producer: kotowa estate

□ Altitude: 1350--1450

□ Breed: Cadura

□ Treatment method: yellow honey

□ Flavor description: Sweet citrus, honey, toffee, dark chocolate, rich aroma, sweet and greasy taste…

Panama is located at the junction of North America and South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the left and the Atlantic Ocean on the right. Therefore, Panama has an important position as a bridge between the two oceans and occupies this geographical key. Since becoming a Spanish colony in 1501, the construction of the famous Panama Canal began until its completion in 1914. Due to its proximity to Costa Rica,Panama has many similarities with Costa Rica in coffee grading and even processing. Panama has two major events that affect the international coffee industry every year, namely the famous "Best of Panama" and "Geisha" bidding. Chiriqu, Cherokee province, is now the concentration of Panamanian fine coffee, especially Boquete and Volcan, near Baru volcano, because of its four distinct seasons, fertile and mineral-rich volcanic soil, high terrain and annual rainfall of up to 3,500 mm, ideal for Arabica coffee trees.

Panama. Kotowa Manor

Kotowa Estate is a famous coffee estate in Panama. It was founded by Alexander Duncan MacIntyre of Canada in 1913 and is currently operated by Ricardo Koyner, the fourth generation owner of the estate. (Ricardo owns kotowa,Duncan and Don K, all of which are very important coffee estates in Panama and are also the annual BOP;Best of Panama). The word Kotowa comes from the indigenous language and means "mountain range." The location of the estate is excellent, in addition to the appropriate high altitude, coupled with the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean border, year-round sea breeze blowing, creating a unique micro-climate. In addition, the vast original forest around the estate provides the humidity and temperature for the natural growth of coffee trees, delicate harvesting and post-processing, and ensures the high quality of coffee. This is why Kotowa Ranch always ranks first in the Panama Best Coffee Contest (BOP) every year.

Manor Close-Up: A Real Boutique Coffee Manor

Panama Kotowa Geisha

Speaking of Kotowa Manor in Boquete,

Most coffee people's eyes will light up!

And these are the friends of Lianjie Coffee.

My favorite Panama City!

First look at its excellent competition results, not only won every year,

Look at BOP (Best of Panama) in the last five years.

Regardless of the year divided into two groups/three groups/four groups,

Kotowa's army is capable of big binary/big ternary/big quaternary earth

Each year there are award batches in each category,

This is really awesome!

Kotowa Don K, Duncan, Las Brujas...

Behind the legend, there is a real coffee man_

Ricardo Koyner

He inherited his mother's grandfather,

Alexandar Duncan,

Created in 1917, Coffee Garden

And the washing plant built by Don K…

However, Panama coffee was still unknown in those days,

Not only is the geisha coffee tree waiting to be discovered,

A lot of good quality beans,

Also in the United States in the 1990s, disguised as Hawaii's Kona,

Innocent involvement in the most famous coffee scam in history...

At the same time, the price of coffee futures in New York has fallen year after year since the end of the Cold War.

The prospect of coffee farming was very bad at the time--

But Ricardo, who has a college degree in economics, knows that

Kotowa Estate produces only the highest quality raw beans

To get rid of the shackles of futures prices

Only then can there be a foundation for sustainable management and even development_

So he went on the road to fine coffee...

unlike many "landlords" who own large tracts of land and farm workers to produce coffee,

He's the "most peasant" coffee plantation owner we've ever seen:

When we first visited him, it was already dark after the first round of the cup test,

While regretting not having had the opportunity to actually walk around his coffee garden,

He offered to drive us up at 6:00 the next morning Don K and Duncan!

He said you're welcome, that's when he used to go up and look at the coffee garden-

These two coffee plantations on either side of the ridge line of the same mountain

Named after his great-grandfather and grandfather,

It was the land he bought later under his management.

It was also the production park for Kotowa Manor's flagship products.

At an altitude of 0 meters,

Rely on Mount Volcan Baru, which belongs to the west side of the valley.

On the edge line, there is a sunny area planned as a high-altitude bean drying farm.

Responsible for handling all high-altitude sun-dried and washed beans--

The rest are hillsides covered with Kaddura (Caturra).

With Catuai...

But the Lingxian platform at the highest altitude is full of famous varieties of geisha!

Although the two adjacent gardens are not certified, the whole garden is cultivated organically:

The Bidens bipinnata which has not yet been hoed to shoulder height will pierce you all over the grass.

A shade tree three stories high emits the hum of ten thousand bees!

It turned out that the tree was in full bloom, and all the bees nearby came to collect honey--

It shows the richness of ecological resources.

Ricardo picked red ripe geisha berries and gave them to us to taste.

And the flesh should be mixed in the mouth.

Intense aromas of passion fruit / litchi / pineapple!

Just when the flavor of Baiguo drifted away in the nasal cavity

He took us close to one plant after another.

Next to a slightly different geisha tree, he said to us

"this is the fruit with longer seeds, and there is a mutant with a yellow pericarp over there."

Makes me wonder-- he seems to know every coffee tree.

And know exactly where they are?!

The most interesting thing is

When I met a harvester who asked for a group photo

Ricardo asked me to take a picture of him with the collector first!

Then there is a picture of me and the collector.

I have never seen a coffee farmer who is so close to the people!

When asked whether the relationship between altitude and coffee quality is absolute?

Ricardo said, "at least in the Poquet Valley, that's for sure!"

That's why it's already under Jaramillo on the east side of the valley.

There is a large coffee garden at an altitude of 1350 meters.

The reason for buying this higher altitude land.

But I also saw Ricardo striding forward on the road to boutique coffee.

The accurate judgment made and the subsequent efforts!

As a result, when coffee futures prices hit rock bottom in 2002,

At that time, the price was only 50 cents per pound, less than half of what it is now! )

Panamanian coffee is getting ready to rise as a new force--

At that time, Ricardo and other Wilford such as Elida Manor

Francisco of Don Pachi Manor

Brother and sister Daniel and Rachel of Esmeralda Manor

…… A group of excellent Panamanian coffee farmers

First, they launched the Panamanian Coffee Association (SCAP).

Sharing and learning about planting and processing techniques

And then hold the BOP competition.

It has attracted the attention of many boutique coffee lovers in just a few years.

Then came the dazzling geisha coffee.

Unexpectedly has been well-known and sought after all over the world!

Not only is it not a fluke at all

More is the silent efforts and open-minded sharing and learning!

The leading coffee garden as the core

Kotowa also quickly received a geisha seed from Esmeralda.

Put into the production and technical improvement of geisha coffee.

For example, the sun treatment is extremely disliked by SCAA cup testing experts.

Become another dazzling star in just a few years!

Today, Ricardo not only delves into the reasons for the various forms of geisha

And cooperate with UC Davis, the top agricultural research town in the United States.

Want to know more about the secrets of good taste produced by geisha!

In recent years, he has lost a lot of money.

Buy a piece as high as 1850 Murray 1900 meters.

Las Brujas, a coffee garden on the side of the Balu volcano.

And the local interesting surface potholes change rapidly due to the rapid change of the groundwater level.

On the other hand, there is a sudden drought and stagnant water, and there is a strong wind blowing.

As if the wizards were hiding in the woods.

So it was named after Spanish Brujas (witch)--

This is particularly rare in the Poquet Valley, where land prices are becoming more and more expensive!

(more often, farmers would rather sell their land and collect a large amount of cash at a time.)

Then enjoy the luxury life like winning the lottery! )

But he said it was worth it! Because of the higher altitude

Let the geisha take it to another level--

The only disadvantage is that, because it's cold there, the coffee trees grow slowly.

The rate of increase in production is also relatively slow.

So geisha at the wizard manor are still quite rare--

He also continues to devote himself to the upgrading of the manor's technology:

For example, about the "new sheller" specially used for sun-drying beans.

This is because the general sheller is designed to wash beans with water.

The sun-dried fruit shell like a raisin will stick and accumulate in this machine.

Cause the sheller to produce heat by severe friction, which is so hot that the hands will be scalded!

Such a high fever is definitely harmful to coffee beans.

In particular, the higher the altitude, the thicker the berry pulp, the greater the trouble!

A new special sheller for sun-dried beans, except that it is not easy to accumulate dried fruit shells.

Specially designed air-cooled pipes and powerful blowers.

All in order to completely solve the crisis of hot beans when the sun beans are shelled.

Also, he recently invested in two sets of "circulating cold dryers"

Circulating compressed air with precise control of relative humidity

Slowly drying shelled beans in a closed dryer system

Completely avoid exposure to higher temperatures of raw beans during drying

It is generally considered ideal to dry below 37 degrees Celsius.

But these two new toys from Ricardo can work below 20 degrees Celsius!

As for the question, what is the effect? He said with a little cunning:

"it may have worked, or it may not have been tried out yet--"

Also, about preserving raw beans...

He generously opened a warehouse dedicated to the storage of fine raw beans--

The small room was built two stories high-- I saw an air-conditioner running!

This is my first time in the producing area, I saw someone using the air-conditioning system to save raw beans!

(of course, when I see some people with the same turtle hair later on,

It's not weird to see more! )

Also, he is testing several water washing methods for wet / dry fermentation

And get a lot of key principles to improve the quality.

And... ... ...

Maybe we can't fully understand that in the Poquet Valley

All the details of how to make better coffee! In fact,

These details are still being better understood and improved every day.

But the only thing we understand is that a good cup of coffee is hard to come by:

Starting with the raw beans, it's the mountains / the trees / the people.

Work hard together!

To our hands, from saving / baking / grinding / brewing / tasting …

So how lucky it is to be able to work together on the road of boutique coffee industry

Stride forward--

Product name: Kotwa Manor Sun / Wash Geisha

Producer: Ricardo Koyner

Producing area: Pokuit Valley (Boquete Valley)

Altitude: Duncan (Duncan) 1700 m

Las Brujas (wizard / witch) 1850 meters

Variety: Geisha (geisha)

Production season: October 2014-April 2015

Treatment: sun or water washing treatment

Winner: * BOP awards are too numerous to be published (this batch is not competitive)