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Panamanian Coffee Manor Kotowa Family introduces special and exquisite Panamanian coffee

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Professional baristas please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) for a long time underestimated or even ignored Panamanian coffee, until the annual international cup test competition held in recent years, the emergence of the best coffee in Panama Best of Panama and Panama Emerald Manor (Hacienda La Esmeralda) has completely changed, this cup test competition has been widely held all over the world.

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Panamanian coffee was underestimated or even ignored for a long time, until the annual international cup test competition "the Best Coffee in Panama" Best of Panama and the Panamanian Emerald Manor (Hacienda La Esmeralda), held in recent years, completely changed, which attracted global attention, in addition to the attraction of coffee itself, of course, there is also an amazing price. Geisha geisha from some small farms attract the attention of coffee fans all over the world with their unique floral fragrance. Panamanian coffee has a strong floral aroma and clean fruit aroma. The cup test quality is far higher than that of other coffee. The flavor is amazing and the quality is stable. Small farms in the Boquete Pokai butterfly region of Chirqui district Ricki province do produce distinctive coffee cherries. During the harvest season, the farm employs the local natives of Nobebugre Indians, and is employed at the most reasonable wage in accordance with Central American labor laws.

September coffee thinking about the raw bean style towards the meeting, established a "special, exquisite" trend, Panamanian coffee! Introduce clearer, better, more diverse Panamanian beans to add a beautiful new coffee journey.

The Kotowa family has five estates, which are the biggest winners of Best of Panama in 2012. The most famous estates are Duncan and Don K, respectively, winning a total of five batches. These two estates are on both sides of the mausoleum line in the volcanic area. The micro climate changes greatly, and the flavor of coffee is completely different. During harvest, only the best 100% fully ripe cherries will be harvested, and the coffee will be removed in special buckets according to different sizes and grades. It will take about 3 months, this time the introduction of Kotowa Duncan Manor sun beans, this is a unique extremely mellow coffee beans.

Property Characteristics: farm characteristics

Farm Farm name: Duncan Duncan Manor

Region producing area: Boquete Pokai butterfly

Location location: the eastern slopes of the Eastern slopes of Volcan Baru Baru volcano

Country countries: Panama Panama

Altitude altitude: 1700 m

Annual Precipitation annual rainfall: 3700 mm

Soil soil: Volcanic clay volcanic soil

Workers' mode of operation: local Nobe Bugre aborigines harvest by hand

Certification certification: Organic cert. By Bio Latina Central and South American Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Organic Organization Certification

Coffee Characteristics: coffee characteristics

Flowering period flowering period: March-June March to June

Harvest period harvest time: November-January one harvest a year from November to January

Variety varieties: Caturra, Typica, Bourbon

Processing System treatment: Natural sun-dried beans

Grade level: SHB

Top Jury Descriptions comment: the baking degree (Cinnamon) measured by the cup at the beginning of 60 seconds of explosion.

Aroma aroma / flavor flavor: raisins, strawberries, overripe fruit fermentation, ice cream, cream, rosemary, honey, brown sugar

Acid quality: red currant, green malic acid, fresh flower oxalic acid, rich in changing acid value

Complex complexity and other other: flowers and honey, clean and fresh, beauty tea, light taste, tannin finish

Cup test score and overall review of coffee

Cup test date: 2013.02.22

Dry aroma: 10

Wet aroma: 9

Clean: 9

Sweetness: 9

Acid quality: 10

Taste: 10

Flavor: 9

Yu Yun: 9

Balance: 9

Overall: 9

Cup test score: 93

Scoring notes: light taste, beautiful tea, sweet vanilla

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