Introduction to Panama's famous rose summer estate: Introduction to the founding story of Finca Auromar

As an enthusiast of Rose Summer, have you ever heard of the word "Iron Man Rose Summer"? If so, have you ever wondered what the so-called "iron man" means? What does it have to do with Rose Summer? Needless to say, Qianjie continues to bring you the story of the top Rose Summer Manor-Aurora Manor.

Auroral Manor (Finca Auromar), founded by Roberto Brenes in 2006, has only been around for more than a decade, making it a proper "young" compared to those famous estates with a history of decades or more.

But since 2013, when Aurora Manor made its debut in BOP with "Ironman Geisha" and won the first place in the washing group, it has been on the list of candidates for the competition almost every year. Today, Aurora Manor not only has an amazing award record, but also makes it famous all over the world for its boutique Rose Summer every year.

Interestingly, behind this manor with repeated achievements, the director Roberto is also a charming figure. Before working in the coffee industry, Roberto served as chief executive of the Panamanian Stock Exchange and was a prominent figure in the Panamanian financial world, forced into exile in the United States because of aggressive remarks about the government in his youth. After earning his MBA degree from Columbia University in the United States, he officially joined the banking and investment industry and returned to his native Panama to take over the management of the coffee farm as part of his retirement plan.

As the land handed down by Roberto's wife from generation to generation, the name of the manor comes from their daughter (Aurora) and granddaughter (Mar), combined to become AUROMAR (Aurora Manor).

Like many of the estates on the list, Aurora Manor is located in the Vulcan region, one of the three major coffee producing areas of Panama, in the valley west of Mount Baru, but its location is relatively special. because it's only about two kilometers from the border between Panama and Costa Rica. The current street is viewed from Google Maps and the entire estate is located in the northwest corner of Panama, so it is easy to find.

The manor itself covers an area of 30.5 hectares, about half of which is native tropical rain forest, where the average annual temperature falls between 16 and 25 ℃, rainfall of 3500mm, and unique topography make an excellent microclimate model. In order to maintain an ecological balance between coffee cultivation and the virgin forest, Roberto led a team to restructure the plantations on the estate to ensure that coffee trees have a reasonable planting density and fall between 1570 and 1770 meters above sea level. Due to the rich vegetation species in the manor, the manor owner transplants local unique bananas, avocados, cedars and other plants next to the coffee tree to provide it with a thicker shading effect.

Roberto, who is passionate about everything, is also a "fanatic" of Triathlon and often participates in professional competitions. He also adds elements to the sport when naming the rose summer of the manor. For example, the water washing batch rose summer of BOP, which won the championship in 2013, was named "Ironman", which was translated as "iron man rose summer" at that time, so that many people later called it iron man rose summer.

In addition to his love of the name Rose Summer, Roberto also likes to incorporate the names of his family into the operation of the estate, such as the Aurora entered the BOP award list with a Camilina sun rose in the 2014 Best Panama Competition, named after his beloved little granddaughter. In 2020, Aurora Manor launched a high-score rose summer Katarina (Catalina), with a strong return with its unique taste of rose summer, confirmed by Qianjie, its name comes from another lovely granddaughter of Roberto.

Front Street Coffee: Panamanian Aurora Manor Katarina Rose Summer country: Panamanian production area: Walken Manor: aurora Manor altitude: 1550mm 1650m Variety: Rose Summer treatment: solarization

Flavor: floral, yellow lemon, strawberry, guava, berry, oolong tea

In addition to producing rose summer, Aurora Manor also has a farm for non-rose summer varieties, named after Alma, the granddaughter of Roberto's partner, which means "soul" in Spanish. Qianjie tasted the suntan kaduai from the latest production season of Soul Land, and felt the obvious flavor of butter cookies, chocolate and hazelnut, accompanied by the roundness of black tea, the aroma was very dense.

Front Street Coffee: Panamanian Aurora Manor Soul Kaduai country: Panamanian production area: Walken Manor: Aurora Manor altitude: 1525mm 1600m treatment: solarization

Flavor: hazelnut, cookie, cream, chocolate, black tea

Aurora Manor is also very attentive to the processing of sun-dried coffee. Every year during the harvest season, the manor will arrange for the staff to pick the coffee cherries that are just ripe for manual picking, which can ensure that the fruit has a higher sweetness. The fresh fruit will then be sent to a processing plant not far away and evenly placed on an elevated network equipped with shade cloth to dry. Depending on the weather, the whole process will take about 25 to 30 days. Dried shelled beans are placed in a cellar used to isolate moisture for a period of time before shelling, in order to give the coffee a higher cleanliness.

In order to taste the "colorful fruit candy" flavor in the mouth of the judges, Qianjie also started a freshly baked Katarina sun rose summer, which was roasted to a medium degree to show the delicate flower and fruit aroma peculiar to Panamanian roses. On the fifth day after baking, Qianjie immediately tested the rose summer.

In the tasting aroma stage, Qianjie feels the light and complex flower fragrance from this sun-tanned Katarina, reminiscent of thyme, lily, jasmine and other white flowers, and the rising lemon and citrus notes are intertwined with sweet tropical fruit aromas. make people feel happy.

The entrance of the coffee is first floral, followed by rich fruit aromas of ripe strawberries, guava and pineapple, especially sweet. As the temperature drops slightly, blueberries, cherries, grapes and other berries begin to release. After swallowing, you can also feel the sweetness of oolong tea, the taste is very smooth, the tail rhyme is thorough and long-lasting, people can not help but want to drink quickly.