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Introduction of Alida Manor in Panama on Qianjie

Alida Manor is uniquely located in the Boquete producing area and is one of the highest coffee estates in Panama. And nearly half of the area is in the national conservation park, which is an ultra-high altitude manor rarely seen in Central America!

The estate, which dates back to 1918, is the property of the Lamastus family, and the name of the farm, Elida Alida, is the name of the then farmer, Mrs. Robert Louis Lamastus.

Alida Manor

Micro climatic zone and superior natural ecological environment

Elida Manor has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located within the Baru Volcano National Park, 30 hectares of the estate are planted with coffee trees, and the remaining 35 hectares are virgin forests. Coffee is grown from 1670 to 1850 meters above sea level, making it one of the two highest coffee farms in Panama.

The rugged mountain of Balu is a young volcano, more than 3400 meters above sea level, an active volcano, surrounded by seven different micro-climatic zones, brewing a rich and diverse ecological environment, and Arida Manor straddles them. A diverse micro-climate has both advantages and disadvantages for coffee growing. for Arida, her flavor is richer and more varied than most Panamanian coffee. Of course, the terrain at ultra-high altitude also has its drawbacks. Due to the excessive temperature difference between morning and evening, it takes five years for the coffee to be harvested for the first time after sowing. The waiting period for receipt is quite long (usually only 3 years for coffee in the producing area). Although the plant growth is slow, it is very helpful to the development of coffee flavor.

After entering the harvest period, the ripening period of coffee is often more than a month due to the relationship of temperature. when irresistible factors such as hurricanes and heavy rains come on the eve of ripening, it is well known that it will cause heavy losses, but because the beans do not meet the harvest standards of the manor, under the insistence of quality, refuse to rush to harvest, resulting in a sharp decline in harvest! The risk is actually much greater than that of other low-altitude estates.

Elida Estate has already made itself one of the most respected boutique coffee farms in Panama. In addition to his annual ranking in BOP, there are many bean bakers and baking factories in the world who are loyal fans of him.

Cup tester Ken Davids scored a high score of 93 for coffee at Elida Manor in 2012! Elida is also a regular on the bean list of players from all over the world in the World Barista Competition (WBC). It is also common to see contestants use a single Elida to concentrate SOE in the finals of Taiwan's TBC (Taiwan baristas contest) and domestic CBC (Chinese baristas competitions).

Due to the unique geographical conditions and the persistence and pursuit of coffee quality by the landlord Mr. Wilford, Elida (Alida Manor) has been ranked as one of the three major estates in Panama along with La Esmeralda (Emerald Manor) and Kotowa Duncan (Duncan Manor).

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