What is the treatment of Alida Manor coffee beans? What is the effect of treatment on the quality of coffee?

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The most famous landmark and tourist attraction of the province is the Baru volcano, which is 3300 meters above sea level. The Baru volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, with a total area of about 14000 hectares. It can be divided into seven different microclimate zones according to the altitude. The volcano is inhabited by many rare plants, birds and mammals, so it is set up for national park protection. Hunting and man-made development and destruction are prohibited.

Lamatus Family has three well-known coffee estates-Elida Estate (Alida Manor), El Burro Estate (Donkey Manor) and LuitoGeishaEstate (Louito Manor). It can be said to be the winning general in all the BOP (Best Panama) category competitions over the years. Among them, the well-known Elida Estate (Elyda Manor) is located in the Pokuit producing area, with a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located in the national conservation park Baru Volcano National Park, 30 hectares of the estate is planted with coffee trees, and the remaining 35 hectares are virgin forests. Coffee is grown at an altitude of 1670-1850 meters.

In the 2015 BOP competition, Elida Estate (Alida Manor) and El Burro Estate (Donkey Manor) won a total of six awards in the four categories, making them the families with the most awards. In 2018, the suntan treatment of Elida Manor Erida Manor Green Rose Summer sold at BOP auctions for $803 / lb.

At such a high altitude, the low temperature delayed the ripening of the coffee berries, about a month later than the normal ripening period, while the fertile volcanic soil provided sufficient nutrients for the coffee, coupled with the excellent microclimate brought by the Baru volcano, Elida Manor was able to achieve good results in cup test competitions.

Alida's treatment plant is located halfway between the nursery and the manor, or in the manor, the road is not bad, the road is directly accessible, it is located here, and it is convenient for trucks to get in and out of the house to carry coffee.

In addition to creating good coffee cultivation conditions, the Lamastus family, which runs the Elida estate, has also planted many different native tree species on the estate, not only to shade the coffee trees, but also to provide a friendly habitat for birds. In terms of fertilization, the Lamastus family uses artificial fertilization and a small amount of chemical fertilizers, but never uses pesticides and herbicides that are harmful to the environment.

At present, in addition to Kaduai Catuai, Iron pickup Typica and Bourbon Bourbon, the Lamastus family also began to grow Rosa Geisha a few years ago. In spite of this, Elida Manor used Catuai in all the batches of the Best of Panama competition, but achieved good results again and again, which shows the excellent quality and special flavor of coffee brought by its geographical environment and excellent postharvest treatment technology.