Introduction to the producing areas, manors and varieties of Erida Manor in Panama

Panama Elida Estate

Production area: Panama Boquet production area

Manor: Elida Manor

Altitude: 1850 m

Type: Iron Pickup

Treatment: Sunlight

Production area

Boquet

Boquete is a town in Chiriqui, province of Chiriqui, located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru volcano, beautiful scenery, rich soil, climate and soil very suitable for producing high quality coffee.

The microclimate in the Poquet highlands of Panama is a unique and important resource for fine coffee in the Poquet region; this is the environment of Panama from east to west, which allows cold air currents to converge above 6500 feet through the central mountains, thus creating a variety of microclimates in the Poquet region, making its temperature and rainfall very suitable for plant growth, so coffee trees grown here are in good condition.

About the Manor

Elida Estate

Panama Elida Estate is located in Panama's famous boutique coffee producing area-Poquet. Elida Estate has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located in Baru Volcano National Park, only 30 hectares of the estate are planted with coffee trees, and the rest are still virgin forests.

Coffee is grown at altitudes ranging from 1670 to 1850 meters and is one of two coffee estates in Panama at very high altitudes (the other estate at this altitude is Carmen Estate in the Vulcan Valley).

At this altitude, the low temperature caused the coffee berries to mature a full month later than normal; the fertile volcanic soil provided sufficient nutrients for the coffee, coupled with the good microclimate brought by Baru volcano, so that Elida Manor can repeatedly win cup test results.

Elida Manor mainly has three varieties planted, namely Catuai (Catuai), Typica (Iron Pickup) and Geisha (Guixia). The processing plant of the manor is located halfway up the mountain. After coffee is picked, it can be transported to the factory for processing as soon as possible to ensure that the quality of coffee fruit is not affected. Elida's environment is also suitable for growing other high-quality temperate crops, especially tree tomatoes and some unusual high-altitude fruits. Interestingly, the taste of these fruits can often be found in Elida's coffee.

Alida Estate is the most famous estate of the Lamastus family. Founded in 1918, it has been a century since Robert Lamastus, founder of the Lamastus family coffee estate, planted the first coffee tree and witnessed the popularity of fine coffee worldwide.

Alida Estate is the most famous estate of the Lamastus family. Founded in 1918, it has been a century since Robert Lamastus, founder of the Lamastus family coffee estate, planted the first coffee tree and witnessed the popularity of fine coffee worldwide.

Alida Estate is the most famous estate of the Lamastus family. Founded in 1918, it has been a century since Robert Lamastus, founder of the Lamastus family coffee estate, planted the first coffee tree and witnessed the popularity of fine coffee worldwide.

To this day, Elida Manor continues to be handed down by the descendants of the Lamastus family, including Wilford, Wilford's father Thatcher, Wilford's son/fourth generation successor Wilford Jr. As a traditional coffee family, coffee has been integrated into their family genes. Wilford was born on a small coffee farm, where his parents were also born, and now produces coffee from Elida Manor, Donkey Manor and Luito Manor.

In addition to the exceptional high altitude and microclimate, the owner of the estate, Mr. Wilford, has also made considerable efforts in harvesting and processing. In order to achieve the highest standards, Elida Manor coffee only allows hand-picked ripened coffee fruits (Ripe on Pinton). The high maturity of the fruit and the naturally high sugar content of pectin are also the basis for producing Elida's high quality flavor.

Mr. Wilford, the owner of the estate, in addition to being extremely strict with coffee cultivation, is also more rigorous than the same industry in the purification of green beans after processing. For Panama Elida, it takes more than 5 months of low temperature Resting to green the green beans after processing, so that the coffee flavor can be more balanced and full.

(Low temperature Resting is a concept of raw bean purification that was vigorously promoted by coffee master George Howell in 2006. We found that raw beans in subtropical areas need to be placed at low temperatures, but different treatments and altitudes will change the time of low temperature Resting. For Panama Elida, 5 months of low temperature Resting is the best)

The oldest coffee estate in Panama and one of the highest in the Poquete region, a summer estate grown at an extremely high altitude (2050m). Not only won many BOP championships, but also the BOP cup score record holder (in 2018, Elida Green Top Wash Summer scored 94.66, breaking the BOP Elida Green Top Wash Summer record of 94.15 in 2016).

green bean analysis

Typica is one of the oldest varieties of Arabica coffee found today, the other being bourbon. The Arabica species originated in Ethiopia, where it still grows naturally today in the pristine rainforest upland.

Iron pickup bean slender, tall tree, fruit oval, branches slightly inclined. Iron pickup four slender, into a spread potential, tilt angle of 50- 70 degrees. The coffee yield per tree is very low, but the cup score is high.

The taste of peach, raisin and orange can be clearly felt in the mouth, and the sweetness of sugar and melon gradually emerges. The tail section has the flavor of grapefruit and green tea.