Panamanian Cotova Manor single bean species, brand recommendation and manor introduction

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Panamanian Cotova Manor single bean species, brand recommendation and manor introduction

Panama. KOTOWA Manor

□ Kotowa Manor is a famous coffee estate in Panama. It was founded by Mr. Alexander Duncan MacIntyre of Canada in 1913 and is now run by the fourth generation landowner Ricardo Koyner. (Ricardo owns three kotowa,Duncan,Don K estates, all of which are very important coffee farms in Panama and are the victorious army of BOP;Best of Panama every year.) The word Kotowa comes from the local aboriginal language, which means "mountain". The location of the manor is excellent, in addition to the appropriate high altitude, coupled with the location at the junction of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the year-round sea breeze creates a unique micro-climate. In addition, the vast primitive protection forest around the manor provides the humidity and temperature for the natural growth of coffee trees, exquisite harvesting and post-stage treatment to ensure the high quality of coffee. As a result, Kotowa Manor is always at the top of the annual Panama Best Coffee Competition (BOP).

Manor close-up: a real boutique coffee manor

Panama Kotowa Geisha (Kotwa Manor Geisha, Panama)

Said to be in place at Kotowa Manor in Boquete (Poquet Valley).

Most coffee people will brighten their eyes!

And this is also the friends of Lianjie Coffee.

Favorite Panamanian manor!

First, let's take a look at its excellent competition results, not only winning awards year after year.

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

Regardless of whether the year is divided into two groups / three groups / four groups

The army of Kotowa is able to have a large binary / triple / quadruple land.

There are award-winning batches in each category every year.

It's really good enough!

Actually, in Kotowa Don K, Duncan, Las Brujas...

Behind the legend, there is a real coffee man--

Ricardo-Koyan (Ricardo Koyner)

He inherited his mother's grandfather

Alexander du Jian (Alexandar Duncan)

A coffee garden founded in 1917

And the washing plant built by Grandpa Don K...

However, Panamanian coffee was still unknown at that time.

Not only the geisha coffee tree is also waiting for people to explore.

Many beans of high quality

In the United States in the 1990s, she was disguised as Kona of Hawaii.

Innocently involved in the most famous coffee fraud in history...

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

The prospect of running a coffee farm was actually very bad at that time--

But Ricardo, who has a college degree in economics, knows very well

Kotowa Manor only produces the highest quality raw beans.

To get rid of the shackles of futures prices.

Only in this way can we have the basis for sustainable operation and even carry forward.

So, he embarked on the road of boutique coffee.

Unlike many "farmers" who own large tracts of land and farm labourers to produce coffee.

He is the owner of the "most peasant" coffee garden we have ever seen:

When we visited him for the first time, it was already night after the cup test round

Just when I was sorry that I didn't have a chance to actually go for a walk in his coffee garden.

He offered to take us to Don K and Duncan at six o'clock the next morning!

He said you're welcome, that's when he often goes up to see the coffee garden--

These two coffee plantations are on both sides of the same mountain line.

Is named in memory of his great-grandfather and grandfather.

It was the land he bought later under his management.

It used to be the production park of Kotowa Manor's flagship products.

1700 meters above sea level

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)

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 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

Panama Finca Kotowa of Cotova Manor, Panama

The founder of the manor: Alexander. Duncan. McIntyre, originally Canadian, has a very important political position in his hometown, but has a strong desire for change in a busy and vibrant life. One day in 1918, he read a report about Pocket in Panama in Central America. The report details that there is a secret place near the mysterious volcanic slope that is cool all the year round. So his curiosity drove him to Poquet. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with the local people of Poquet and the dreamy valley here, so Alexander. Duncan. McIntyre decided to settle down here. Up to now, the Alexander family, which has experienced four generations, has grown coffee in the traditional way and is proud of the boutique coffee they have planted with their heart. Ricardo Koyner is the current manor operator.

Cordova Manor is located in the Pokuit producing area of Panama, 1700-1850 meters above sea level. The manor has a strong social and environmental awareness. In order to ensure a clean, safe and sustainable environment, the manor grows and handles coffee with traditional concepts but with the latest technology. Therefore, 500 hectares of virgin forest is specially reserved as a wildlife reserve. The manor has four main planting areas, namely Finca Kotowa DUNCAN, Finca Kotowa DON K, Finca Kotowa R and O CRISTAL and Finca Kotowa TRADICIONAL. One more planting area has been added in the past two years. Finca Kotowa LAS BRUJAS is also a very good area in the competition for the best Panama in the past two years. During the harvest season, Cordova Manor chooses to plant red coffee fruits and treat them with clear and cool mountain spring water. Under the concept of environmental protection, they use only half a liter of water per pound of coffee, which saves about 10 to 20 litres compared with other treatment plants. However, the treated pulp and waste water are also reused as organic fertilizers. Finally, in 1700 Michael's cold, dry climate, slowly and naturally dry.

Cotova Manor Don K Sun Finca Kotowa Don K Natural

■ country: Panama

■ producing area: Boquette

■ altitude: 1700 m

■ treatment: insolation

■ level: SHB

■ varieties: Kaddura, Kadoui

■ flavor description: black jujube, walnut, vanilla, Body thick, clean

Cotova Manor Witch Geisha Sun Finca Kotowa Las Brujas Geisha Natural

■ country: Panama

■ producing area: Boquette

■ altitude: 1700 m

■ treatment: insolation

■ level: SHB

■ breed: geisha

■ flavor description: passion fruit, peach, citrus, strawberry

Product name: Panamanian Poquet Duncan Manor Dwarf Sun Geisha half pound 1200 yuan per pound 2100 yuan (shallow bake # 2, medium bake # 3)

(Panama Boquete Duncan "The Dwarft" Geisha Natural)

Producing area: Pokuit producing area of Chiriki province (Chirqui) (Boquete)

Producer: Duncan, owned by the Kotowa family

Variety: geisha (Geisha)

Altitude: 1700 m

Treatment: insolation

Precipitation: 1900 mm. From May every year to January of the following year

Temperature: 13 °C and 22 °C

Flavor features: floral notes, lemon, orange, apricot, complex aromas

Crisp and sweet acidity, syrup taste.

Award record:

The best Panama (BOP) sun brothel group ranked 4th in 2015, and the traditional variety suntan group ranked 6th.

The 5th and 7th best BOP geisha in Panama in 2014, and the 5th and 15th in the water-washed geisha group.

The number 4 in the traditional variety sun exposure group and the 3rd and 5th place in the traditional variety washing group.

2013 best Panama BOP sun geisha group No. 3, water washing geisha group No. 14

The traditional variety was ranked 4th in the sun exposure group and 7th in the traditional variety washing group.

In 2012, the champion of the best Panamanian BOP sun geisha group, the 6th in the water washing geisha group.

The number 6 in the traditional variety sunbathing group and the 1st and 3rd place in the traditional variety washing group.

Cordova KOTOWA

Cordova KOTOWA comes from the language of Ng ä be, a native Indian: it means mountains. The coffee beans of Cordova Manor are grown in the beautiful mountains of Poquet, Panama, and are produced by local people in a traditional way.

Witch LAS BRUJAS

Las Brujas means witch. The name comes from the stream in the park, which appears and disappears from the groundwater system. The flow of the stream in the underground tunnel causes waves of howling, which is thought to be from a witch living in the forest.

The prestigious Kotowa Manor, located in the Boquete district of Panama, was founded by Mr. Alexander Duncan MacIntyre of Canada in 1913. At present, it is managed by the fourth-generation manor owner Ricardo Koyner.

The word Kotowa comes from the local aboriginal language, which means that the [mountain, mountain] manor is in an excellent location, in addition to the appropriate high altitude, coupled with the border between the Caribbean and the Pacific, the sea breeze blows all the year round, creating a delicate climate. In addition, the vast primitive protection forest around the manor provides the humidity and temperature for the natural growth of coffee trees, exquisite harvesting and post-stage treatment to ensure the high quality of coffee. No wonder the coffee of Kotowa Manor is always at the top of the competition for the best coffee in Panama.

The batch of washed Geisha we bought this time comes from one of the four farms on the manor, the organically grown Don K area. This is a fine Geisha coffee, dry aroma is very obvious and delicate aromas of berries and jasmine. The wet aroma of berries is more obvious, honey, citrus, elegant floral aromas.

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

Producing area: Poquet Valley

□ producer: kotowa Manor

□ altitude: 1350 Murray 1450

□ variety: Kaddura

□ treatment: Huangmi

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

□ Panama is located at the junction of North and South America, facing the Pacific Ocean on the left and the Atlantic Ocean on the right, so it has an important position as a bridge between the two oceans and occupies the key to this geography. Since it became a Spanish colony in 1501, it began to build the famous "Panama Canal" until it was completed in 1914, because adjacent Costa Rica,Panama has many similarities with Costa Rica in the classification and even treatment of coffee beans. Every year, Panama has two important events affecting the international coffee industry, namely, the famous "Best of Panama" and "Geisha" bidding. Chiriqu, Chiriki province is now the concentration area of Panamanian boutique coffee, and Boquete and Volcan next to the Baru volcano are particularly famous, because of the four distinct seasons, fertile and mineral-rich volcanic soil, high terrain, annual rainfall of up to 3500mm, very suitable for Arabica coffee tree growth.