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La Esmeralda Manor was bought by Price Peterson's father, Swedish banker Rudolph A. Peterson. He was the president of Bank of America and was a big shot in the financial circle at that time. Rudolph bought Hacienda La Esmeralda only for vacation and later retirement. It should not have been expected that the estate would become world-famous and even become a representative of the Panamanian boutique coffee estate. After Price takes over, it divides the market into three major brands to sell according to altitude and microclimate, cup performance and planting varieties (Esmeralda Special,Diamond Mountain grows,Palmyra).

Palmyra (Rainforest Alliance Certification) this brand of coffee is grown in Catuai near the Baru Volcano Park. It has a typical Panamanian Bouqete high-altitude coffee flavor. Sour will not be too irritating, sweet nuts and vanilla chocolate flavor. S of nuts, Palmyra is actually the highest coffee produced by La Esmeralda, accounting for about 70% of the total family coffee production. Elida Manor is located in the Pokuit producing area of Chiriki province, the western border province of Panama. The most famous landmark and tourist attraction of the province is the Baru volcano, which is 3300 meters above sea level. Baru volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, with a total area of about 14000 hectares. It can be divided into seven different microclimate zones according to altitude. The volcano is inhabited by many rare plants, birds and mammals. Pokuit is located on the east side of the Baru volcano, a valley flowing by lava, next to the Vulcan Valley (Volcan Valley), another well-known coffee producing area in Panama.

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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 tightly clustered, the coffee beans could be combined into one unit.

BOQUETE

Bockett is the most famous Panamanian area. Its mountainous terrain creates many microclimates. Cool weather and frequent fog help slow the ripening of coffee cherries, similar to what some people think is a high-altitude climate.

Altitude: 400-1900m

Harvest: December-March

Breed: Typica,Caturra,Catuai, bourbon, geisha, San Ramon

VOLCAN-CANDELA

Mount Kendra produces most of the Panamanian food and some amazing coffee in this area. The region is named after the cities of Baru and Piedra Candela, which borders Costa Rica.

Altitude: 1200-1600m harvest: December-March

Breed: Typica,Caturra,Catuai, bourbon, geisha, San Ramon

RENACIMIENTO

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

Altitude: 1100-1500m

Harvest: December-March

Breed: Typica,Caturra,Catuai, bourbon, geisha, San Ramon

Manor Information:

Elida Manor is located on the western border of Panama-chirqui-Boquete province, where the Baru volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, and the fertile volcanic soil provides the best nutrients for coffee. The Baru volcano is divided into seven different microclimate zones according to altitude, protected by national parks, prohibiting man-made development and hunting, and protecting precious and rare plants, birds and breast-feeding animals. Elida Manor has a total area of about 65 hectares, half of which are located in national parks, only 30 per cent of which grow coffee trees and the rest are virgin forests.

Coffee producing area: Panama / Boquete

The manor was founded in 1918

Manor size: 65 hectares

Planting area: 30 ha

Planting altitude: about 1850 m

Grading standard: SHB

Coffee variety: Typica

Type of soil: volcanic soil

Average annual temperature: average 20 ℃

Annual rainfall: about 2400 mm

Treatment: solarization

Harvesting method: manual harvesting

Related certification: sheltered trees / friendly birds

Award record:

2015 Best Of Panama-4th in the tanning group

2014 Best Of Panama-No. 3 in the tanning group

2013 Best Of Panama-6th in the tanning group

2010 Best Of Panama-6th in the tanning group

2009 Best Of Panama-5th in the tanning group

2008 Best Of Panama-10th in the tanning group

2007 Best Of Panama-No. 3 in the tanning group

2006 Best Of Panama-13th in the tanning group

Alida Panama Elida (Natural), Panama

Erida Manor, which covers more than half of the area in the reserved area of Panama National Park, is an ultra-high-altitude estate rarely seen in Central America, growing coffee from 1700 meters to nearly 2, 000 meters and is famous for its "rich, delicious" spindle flavor. Elida Erida Manor, her flavor is stronger and more obvious than most Panamanian beans, black berry aftertaste and varied taste, become the main reason why the diners love her very much. Erida Manor is the winner of the best Panama competition.

Cupping

The taste of imported black berries is obvious, clean and full, with a good sense of fat, good fusion of sweet and sour, high-altitude tree tomato flavor, and a long-lasting sense of fat.

Pokuit has always been the most high-profile coffee producing area in Panama, and there are many famous estates in the region-such as Esmeralda, which is famous for the Geisha variety World War I, Hartman, Mama Cata, Kotowa and Santa Teresa, which are always victorious by Best of Panama. Alida Manor itself is also a heavyweight star manor in Pokuit-has won Best of Panama awards for the past five years in a row, second only to Jade Manor. Elida Manor has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located within the Baru Volcano National Park, 30 hectares of the estate are planted with coffee trees, and the remaining 35 hectares are virgin forests. Coffee is grown from 1670 to 1850 meters above sea level, making it one of the two highest coffee farms in Panama (the other estate with such elevations should be Carmen in the Vulcan Valley)

In the European and American markets, coffee beans are basically Italian coffee beans: Espresso (as long as more than two kinds of coffee beans are mixed and roasted deeply, they can be called Espresso coffee beans, most Italian coffee seldom use high-altitude boutique coffee beans as a formula, Europe and the United States is no exception), there is very little single coffee! Not to mention the manor boutique coffee beans, the pursuit of coffee in Europe and the United States is a strong taste (caused by their eating habits! ), they seldom drink individual coffee Individual coffee is often not roasted as deeply as Espresso Italian, and its taste is not as strong as Espresso, so these high-altitude manor boutique coffee are basically purchased by some consumers in the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the mainland and so on. These customers are just like the requirements for good tea, that is, they require to taste the pure taste of the country of origin and the health benefits of coffee. In fact, many Chinese people's requirements in the pursuit of product quality are much higher than those in Europe and the United States, but it takes some energy to buy good products at home for various reasons; because Europeans and Americans mainly drink Espresso espresso, it is very difficult to buy alpine manor coffee beans abroad.

The following coffee producing areas are only some varieties, and it is common that coffee beans from some producing areas are harvested very little every year, and it is common that customers often ask which kind of coffee tastes good. in fact, it is difficult to say that many fine coffee from manors need to retain the characteristics of their own growing environment when roasting, and their roasting is not as deep as Italian coffee (the deeper the coffee is roasted, the more characteristics are lost). There will be some acidity, but the better the coffee, the weaker the acidity, the purer the taste, and the lower the bitterness. a real cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is this perfect taste.

Thanks to Boquete's unique climate, wet and dry seasons, ample sunshine and precipitation, and fertile soil formed by volcanic ash from the Baru volcano, Lelida's coffee cultivation quickly grew on its own, and in 1929, the estate's coffee beans were first exported to Germany, earning a good reputation for Panamanian coffee. In the following 3/4 centuries, the cultivation of Lelida coffee, as a family manor, has developed continuously and formed its international reputation.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

The coffee here grows at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, the coffee garden is surrounded by a well-protected natural tropical ecological park, and the nearby Baru Volcano National Park and La Amistad National Park are natural protected areas for animals and plants, all of which form the manor's unique microclimate and unique flavor.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

This bean is fully washed and processed, the appearance is fresh emerald green, the bean is full and shiny, it looks like a high-density hard bean. Baked to an obvious degree of high fruit aroma shows, the entrance is also juice-like sweet and sour, bright and refreshing. Slightly deeper baking, dry fragrance in the sweet vanilla and nectar sweet blend together, people intoxicated, high+ baking degree, acidity decreased, mellow, but also significantly increased sweetness, fruit acid is also softer and vivid, in the aftertaste can still feel a strong sense of sweetness and rich fruit aroma.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation

Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Macedonian Province

Always have a strong preference for African beans, the impression of Central American beans seems to me as a synonym for moderates, whether it is Costa Rica or Guatemala, Caribbean island coffee is closer to "fruit juice". And this Panama did give me a pleasant surprise, refreshing fruit acid is obviously more vivid than other countries in China and the United States and closer to the ripe sweet and sour aroma of the fruit, while the entrance, in addition to a balanced and clear, rich sweetness and slightly syrup sticky taste to enhance its smoothness and vitality-except for the floral and citrus flavor, the overall taste is not inferior to the rose summer.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

Key words of cup test: caramel sweet, sweet, pure, balanced, medium alcohol

Raw bean information:

Grower: Familia Chiari

Area: Pokuit Town, Panama Macedonian Province

Variety: completely washed

Height: 1500 m

Harvest time: October to March of next year

Soil: pozzolanic soil