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The estate of the Katova family is located in the Baru volcano area and has a unique microclimate and volcanic topography. Its five estates are located in the Baru volcano area of Poquet, with an elevation of about 1300-1800 meters. It is cool and frost-free at night, dry and sunny during the day, and is deeply affected by the micro-weather of the Pacific Ocean and the Great West airstream. The wind is very strong, and there are a large number of huge coniferous forests in the park, all of which are more than 200 years old. Rain Water is abundant in the growing period and has a clear dry and wet season.

A hundred years of Top Coffee Manor in Panama

Log / craft spread

In addition to the unique natural conditions, the most impressive is the Katova treatment plant, which was built more than a hundred years ago and is still operating smoothly. The wood in the treatment plant is all logs from the primeval forest, each of which is pruned directly from a tree trunk, without additional splicing, and is very solid. In the introduction, the manor owner immediately pushed a handle, and the gears of the processing plant immediately began to rotate, and the craftsmanship of the predecessors of Catova Manor was amazing.

-the century-old processing plant of Katova

The origin of the names of the five manors

Culture and History of Coffee

The Catova family has five estates, namely Finca Kotowa Duncan, Don K (Finca Kotowa Don K), Witch (Finca Kotowa Las Brujas), Crystal River (Finca Kotowa RIO Cristal) and Catova (Finca Kotowa tradicional).

-logo of Catova Manor, based on Gnobe Bugle pickers.

Logo of Catova Manor is based on the coffee picker of Panama-the industrious Gnobe Bugle people.

The two estates most closely related to the founder of the manor are Duncan Manor and Don K Manor, named after the current owner's great-grandfather and grandfather respectively. Finca Kotowa Las Brujas, one of the highest estates of the Katova family, Las Brujas means witch and gets its name from the stream in front of the door. The stream is a hidden groundwater system, and the flow of the stream in the underground tunnel will cause waves of "howling" as if it came from a witch who lives in the forest.

-the jubilant Crystal River

Similarly, the name of Crystal River Manor is also related to the current, because a jubilant river runs through the manor, and the rolling spray looks like a dazzling crystal in the sun, so it is given the aesthetic name "Crystal River".

The traditional Finca Kotowa tradicional estate, on the other hand, is lower above sea level and is mainly used to grow traditional varieties to supply the Panamanian domestic market, such as their family's Kotowa Coffee coffee shop chain.

-Kotowa Cafe chain coffee shop

General BOP always wins

Strict quality control

Picking / handling / traceability

Friends who are familiar with the Katova family know that their estate has won many competitions in recent years, not only being the biggest winner of Best Panama (BOP) in 2016, with a total of five lots entering the BOP auction, as well as five lots in 2017. All this is due to the strict control of the manor management and processing technology by the manor owner.

-different growth stages of coffee fruit

The picking and follow-up treatment of the coffee fruit have a great impact on the quality. The landowner requires the pickers to harvest the coffee cherries after they are wine red, that is, a little overripe crimson, and to make them quickly after harvest to avoid the unpleasant taste of sour and overheating.

At this time, the fruit harvested must be transformed from ripe sweet to sweet with a crisp and bright acid complex, and it is extremely expensive to obtain this flavor. When coffee fruits are harvested at this maturity, the average drop rate is as high as 20% to 30%. 30% of coffee fruits are too hot to be picked by the wind.

-artificial screening of coffee beans

Of course, in addition to the careful care of coffee production, the landowner also attaches great importance to the ecological environment, the protection of wildlife, the reuse of water resources, and the management of insect pests. About 60% of the estate is covered with native trees, and coffee trees are planted in shade, certified by the Rainforest Alliance and recognized by the American Fine Coffee Association.

-the good natural environment of the manor

Each batch of raw coffee beans in the manor can be traced back, and each bag of coffee has detailed records on the farm, such as planting, processing, etc. When the estate is harvested, only the best 100% ripe coffee cherries will be harvested. The coffee will be placed in a constant temperature and humidity warehouse according to different sizes and grades, and it will take about 3 months for reposo. The flavor presents a variety of fruits, with obvious floral aromas and delicate sweet spices.

Panamanian coffee recommended brewing method: hand brewing

V60 filter cup, 15g powder, water temperature 89-91 degrees, small Fuji grinding degree 3.5.The ratio of water to powder is close to 1:15.

Steaming in 30 grams of water for 30 seconds

Section: water injection to 130 grams of cut-off water, such as the water level dropped 1 centigrade 3, again water injection to 230 grams.

The mouth has sour notes of citrus and lemon, melon and nut flavor in the middle, and caramel at the end.

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