Introduction to Duncan-Duncan and Donghe-Don K Manor in Catova kotowa Manor, Panama

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About kotowa Manor Katowa, Panama

The Kotowa family has five estates, and the two most famous estates are Duncan-Duncan and Tang he-Don K. in fact, these two estates are located on both sides of the mountain mausoleum line, the two sides of the micro-climate changes greatly, which is reflected in the performance of coffee flavor: Duncan is a planting farm, her coffee flavor presents a variety of fruits, obvious floral aroma, delicate spices sweet smell.

The founder of the manor, McIntyre, who was originally Canadian, had a very prominent political status in his hometown, but had a strong desire for a busy and busy life. One day in 1918, he read a report about Pocket in Panama in Central America. The report details that there is a secret that is cool all the year round next to the mysterious volcanic slope. So his curiosity drove him to Poquet. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with the local people of Poquet and the dreamy valley here, so 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.

Catova 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 uses traditional concepts but the latest technology to grow and handle coffee. Therefore, 500 hectares of virgin forest is specially reserved as a wildlife reserve. There are mainly five planting areas in the manor, which are Finca Kotowa Duncan, Finca Kotowa Don K, Finca Kotowa Rio Cristal, Finca Kotowa Tradicional and Las Brujas. One of the growing areas in the past two years, Finca Kotowa Las Brujas, is also a very good area that has performed very well in the best Panama competition in recent years. In the harvest season, Katowa Manor chooses to plant red coffee fruit and treat it with the local 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. The treated pulp and waste water are also reused as organic fertilizers. Finally, in the cold and dry climate of 1700 meters, it dries slowly and naturally.

In fact, behind the legends of Kotowa Don K, Duncan and Las Brujas, there is an out-and-out coffee man-Ricardo Koyner. He inherited the coffee garden founded by his mother's grandfather, Alexandar Duncan, in 1917, and the washing plant built by his grandfather, Don K. However, Panamanian coffee was still unknown at that time, and not only were the Rosa coffee trees waiting to be discovered, but many high-quality beans were innocently involved in the most famous coffee fraud in history disguised as Kona of Hawaii in the United States in the 1990s.

At the same time, the price of coffee futures in New York fell year after year after the end of the Cold War, and the prospect of running a coffee farm at that time was actually very bad. However, Ricardo, who has a university degree in economics, knows that only by producing the highest quality raw beans can Kotowa Manor get rid of the shackles of futures prices and have the basis for sustainable operation and even carry forward, so he embarked on the road of fine coffee.

At that time, Ricardo and a group of excellent Panamanian coffee owners, such as Wilford of Elida Manor, Francisco of Don Pachi Manor, Daniel of Esmeralda Manor and Rachel siblings, first launched the Panamanian Coffee Association (SCAP) to share and learn about planting and processing techniques, and then held the BOP competition. In just a few years, it attracted the attention of many boutique coffee lovers, and then the dazzling Rose Summer Coffee made its debut and became famous all over the world.

Not only is this not a fluke at all, it happens to be the result of silent efforts and open-minded sharing and learning. As the core and leading coffee garden, Kotowa soon received Rosa seeds from Esmeralda and put into the ranks of Rosa coffee production and technology improvement. For example, the sun treatment, which is not favored by SCAA cup testing experts, has become another dazzling star in just a few years. Today, Ricardo not only delves into the causes of various forms of Rosa rugosa, but also cooperates with UC Davis, a leading agricultural research center in the United States, to explore more secrets about the delicious taste of Rosa Rosa.

2017 Best Panamanian bidding Conference Panamanian Catova Manor Duncan Land Rose Summer Coffee batch

Peach juice, litchi feeling, delicate sweet fragrance

Origin: Western Side of Boquete, El Salto Plateau, Panama

Bean seed: Geisha

Processing plant: Finca Kotowa Duncan

Altitude: 1700meters

Handling method: Natural

Batch: 2017BOP-GN-13

Picking and processing time: 2016 / 10 / 2017