Description of flavor and taste of coffee beans in special batches of Carmen Manor in Panama

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■ country: Panama

■ Manor: Carmen Manor Carmen Estate

■ producing area: Paso Ancho

■ varieties: Caturra, Typica

■ treatment: sun exposure

■ harvest time: arrive in 2015

■ level: SHB bidding level

Explanation: Carmen Manor, an old manor with a long history and famous reputation, is always at the top of the competition for the best coffee in Panama. But in fact, the manor did not have post-processed coffee at the beginning, and the coffee cherries collected were sold to other large farms at a low price, until the owner Carlos realized that the quality of their coffee was good, so he purchased additional processing equipment and formulated strict harvest and treatment standards, which made Carmen Manor what it is today. Last year, in 2014, we also visited Carmen Manor and visited the farm with the owner Carlos. As a matter of fact, it was raining all the time, but Carlos insisted on driving his four-wheel drive car and staggered all the way up into the manor. As soon as I entered the farm, I had nothing but admiration. Under the careful care of the manor owner, each kind of coffee tree is planted at the most suitable altitude and light, retaining a large number of forests and appropriate shade, such a changeable and unique climate has created a good reputation of Carmen Manor. Another thing worth mentioning that day, we found some red cherries of Caturra and Geisha, and tried the pulp on the spot to compare. I can only stress once again that really good coffee is sweet and juicy from the source and can never be changed by adding or roasting later.

The dry aroma of ground powder is a very sweet fruit smell. The wet aroma of chocolate biscuits, fudge, peaches and hot water is similar to dry aroma, but it is basically too sweet. The performance in the cup is quite clean and solid. It is really reminiscent of sun-dried Ethiopian coffee, but it seems to be a little different, more round body, more fruit, more personality, soft and warm acidity. There are a lot of tropical fruits in the tone, and the chocolate finish is very long--

Cup test score: 89.75

■ recommended baking degree: shallow baking (city)-medium and deep baking (full city+)