What is Jensen Manor in the Walken area of Panama?

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In 2004, the Peterson family from Panama first presented the rose variety to everyone, and since then the international community has been crazy about it, calling it the champagne of the coffee world. In 2013, when the Panamanian Coffee Awards were awarded by the Panamanian Fine Coffee Association, there was a new finalist-Carl Jensen's Jensen Manor Rose Summer, which is Carl Jensen's Jensen Garden! Also known as "champagne of the coffee world", it has a full aroma of jasmine and delicate berry flavor, clean taste, but also has honey, litchi flavor.

In recent years, coffee from Volcan has gradually emerged in the boutique market. At the same time, a considerable number of estates have entered the Best Panama Competition (Best of Panama) or even won the championship. Generally speaking, the average annual rainfall in Walken is less than that in Poquette. At the same time, the geographical environment located to the west of the Baru volcano also gives coffee a stronger dried fruit flavor, sweetness and aroma than the Boguet region. In the early days, most of the cash crops such as fruits and vegetables were grown in Walken, and only a few farmers made coffee again, among which the pioneer of coffee planting in Walken belonged to the Hartman family, the Jensen family, which was well-known in Panama.

Jensen Manor is located in Volcon on the west side of the Baru volcano, with a total area of 1200 hectares. The soil of the farm is rich in nutrient volcanic ash soil, because geisha coffee must be grown in high altitude areas, about 1750 meters above sea level, coffee plantations scattered on various farms, unable to form a large-scale crop, production can not be increased, the price is naturally high. The pronunciation of Geisha is the same as Japanese geisha, so it is also called geisha coffee. Because the tree species are taller than ordinary coffee trees, they are originally planted in a small area of the manor and are used as windbreaks. Rose is full of sweetness and cleanliness on the palate, with rich aromas ranging from berry and citrus to mango, papaya and peach. A very obvious lemon (bergamot) general aftertaste is also a typical cup test attribute. So far, Rose Summer has been the champion of coffee varieties.

The owner of the estate, Mr. Carl Janson, who was originally Swiss, came to Panama and fell in love with Volcan, a place surrounded by mountains similar to his native Switzerland. He married his wife Margaret and bought the estate in 1940.

The unique advantageous environment makes the coffee grown here appear perfectly. The harvest fruit is mainly cow blood red coffee cherries, which is of very good quality. The farm is managed scientifically on a large scale to improve output and quality. There is also a 7000-foot-long airstrip inside the manor, which can take off and land small private jets.

Jensen Rose Summer is rarely heard of in China, because Jason Manor is mainly for domestic sales and does not export. At this high altitude, nutrient-rich volcanic soil, abundant rainfall and suitable temperature, Jensen Manor has gradually become the second highest yield of rose summer among Panamanian estates, and 50% of the estates are planted with rosy summer coffee trees.

In order to maintain the balance of the natural environment, Jensen Manor operates both animal husbandry and coffee cultivation, and its family has co-operated the estate for three generations.

With an average elevation of about 1700 meters, the manor is covered with nutrient-rich volcanic soil with abundant rainfall and suitable temperature. The operators of the Jensen family have followed the circle-friendly business principle, adopted a 100% sustainable planting method, and specially built a treatment plant to treat coffee and cherries as farm fertilizer; only 2000 roses are planted per hectare to ensure that there is enough soil between the plants; half of the estate is planted in rose summer, ranking second in the yield of Panamanian rose summer, and each batch of raw beans has a highly identifiable batch number and 100% traceability.

This manor not only has its own processing plant to deal with its coffee cherries, but also makes great efforts in baking in order to improve the reference of cup test results.

These efforts have improved the quality of the coffee beans of Jensen Manor, which made it the runner-up in the BOP competition.