Introduction of Panama Finca Kotowa planting and treatment Manor in Cotova Manor, Panama

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Kotowa means "mountain" in the native language of Panama.

The founder of the manor: Alexander. Duncan. McIntyre, a Canadian. 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. The Alexandrian family, which has been here for four generations, has grown coffee in the traditional way and is proud to provide really special coffee.

During the harvest period, the farm carefully selects only the best ripe cherries and beats them with crystal clear water from the mountain spring. Modern milling technology can correctly select beans, and then use traditional methods of pulping and drying. The farm uses an old-fashioned mild sun-drying system to slowly dry coffee in the cool and dry climate of a farm at 1700 Michael degrees. If you choose to do machine drying, the temperature will be carefully monitored and kept below 45 ℃.

Patiently, keep the dried beans in a wooden silo for at least two months, which is a process to give full play to your taste. Carefully separate and select the size, weight and color of the coffee, and then bake the cup to make sure only the best beans can bear the name KOTOWA.

The farm traceability system ensures the quality control of coffee beans. Each bag of each batch processed has an identification tag containing details of all activities of harvesting and milling.

The farm takes into account the environment in its production and processing. Kotowa's "eco factory" uses only 1 pound and 2 litres of raw coffee per kilogram, which is lower than the 10-20 litres used by many other factories around the world. All by-products from milling activities-pulp, waste water-are used to produce organic fertilizers used in Duncan Farm.

The farm strives to preserve the virgin forests of the surrounding areas, ensuring that there are no fires during dry seasons and that there is no environmental hunting or degradation. The area is the natural habitat for many birds, including local and migratory birds. To ensure that they continue to prosper in the environment around the farm, the farm has planted more than 500 local trees to produce the fruits and nuts they raise. Because of its geographical location and small size, Panama has more birds than North America and Europe.

The farm provides free medical care for employees and a nursery with meals and school programs for children.

The farm is constantly testing many varieties from the mountains of Africa in different microclimates to determine potential new flavors and flavor profiles and we carry out more than 50 different processing changes each season to assess how it affects the quality of beans. This enables the farm to determine the best processing method.

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.

Kotowa official website http://kotowa.com/