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Published: 2024-11-05 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, [Origin]: Panama [producing area]: located on the slopes of Mount Baru, the highest peak in western Panama [Manor]: Esmeralda (Emerald Manor) / Hacienda La Esmeralda [Grade]: SHB [growth altitude]: 1450m [treatment]: fine washing treatment [Special Certification]: green Rainforest Certification [Baking degree]: shallow Baking city- [Wind]

[Origin]: Panama

[Origin]: Located on the slopes of Mount Baru, the highest peak in western Panama

Hacienda La Esmeralda

[Level: SHB]

[Growth altitude]: 1450M

[Treatment method]: Fine washing treatment

[Special Certification]: Green Rainforest Certification

[Baking Degree]: Light Baked City-

[Flavor Description]: Oolong tea fragrance, peach fragrance, honey fragrance, fresh and comfortable, bright and balanced, the aroma is very strong, the whole aroma and caramel sweetness wrapped together, the tongue feels obvious acid, in the mouth is soft and round, fruit sweetness and sweetness strong, like swallowing a mouthful of fresh fruit tea, sweet and refreshing. The lower the temperature, the finer the acidity. The charm is also quite lasting, let a person feel good satisfaction!

La Esmeralda Panama is located in the corner of Baru volcano, so the coffee beans produced in this area are mostly named after Baru Mountain. The surrounding area of Boquete is beautiful, and there are many leisure hotels, villas, holiday estates, and even along the important river Rio Caldera. La Esmeralda is located on the right side of the river Jaramillo, and then on the left side of the river Ca? As Verdes grows coffee at higher elevations, thanks to Rudolph Peterson's decision to buy the property.

La Esmeralda has won 12 coffee competitions so far, and has set a record three times in online public bidding: 21 US dollars in 2004, 50.25 US dollars in 2006, and 130 US dollars in 2007! Of course, other countries have also bid a pound of good coffee close to 50 dollars (Brazil CoE champion Fazenda Santa Inês in 2005), El Injerto in 2008 Guatemala CoE champion 80.20 dollars; but you pay attention to the time point, that is, La Esmeralda bid record, before no bid price surpassed her, then, but she will surpass others, saying she is the record maker, no fluke!

La Esmeralda is Price Peterson's father, Swedish banker Rudolph A. Peterson bought Hacienda La Esmeralda, a former president of the Bank of America and a big shot in the financial world at the time. Rudolph bought Hacienda La Esmeralda only for vacation and later retirement. He should not have expected that the estate would become world-famous and even become a representative of Panama's fine coffee estates.Price took over and divided the market into three brands (Esmeralda Special,Diamond Mountain grows,Palmyra) according to altitude and microclimate, cup test performance and planting varieties.

Palmyra (Rainforest Alliance Certified) This brand of coffee is grown in the Baru Volcano Park area, all Catuai species, she is typical of Panama Bouqete high altitude coffee flavor. Palmyra is actually La Esmeralda's most productive coffee, accounting for about 70% of the total coffee production of the family.

Elida Manor

Panama Elida Natural

Coffee Country: Panama

[Coffee producing area]: Poquet

[Coffee Manor]: Elida Manor

[Planting altitude]: 3300 meters

[Baking Degree]: Light Baked

[Treatment method]: Washing

Coffee Flavor: Milk chocolate, citrus, peach, grapefruit

Elida Manor is located in the Poquet producing area of the western border province of Panama-Chery Ji Province. The most famous landmark and tourist attraction of the province is the Baru volcano at an altitude of 3300 meters. Baru volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, with a total area of about 14000 hectares. It can be divided into 7 different microclimate zones according to altitude. There are many rare plants, birds and mammals inhabiting in the volcanic range. The Poquet producing area is located on the east side of Baru volcano. It is a valley area where volcanic lava flows, adjacent to the Volcan Valley, another famous coffee producing area in Panama.

Boquet is Panama's most popular coffee producer, with many famous estates-such as the Emerald Estate, famous for its Geisha variety.(Esmeralda), Best of Panama Hartman, Mamakata (Mama Cata), Kotowa Estate, Santa Teresa Estate, etc., and Elida Estate itself is also a heavyweight star estate in the Boquet region-winning the Best of Panama award for the past five years in a row, second only to Emerald Estate. Elida Estate has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located within the Baru Volcano National Park, 30 hectares of which are planted with coffee trees and the remaining 35 hectares are virgin forests. Coffee is grown at altitudes ranging from 1670 to 1850 meters, making it one of Panama's two highest coffee estates (the other one at this altitude would be Carmen Estate in the Vulcan Valley). At this altitude, the low temperature delays the ripening of coffee berries by about a month, while the fertile volcanic loam provides sufficient nutrients for coffee, and the excellent microclimate brought by Baru volcano enables Elida Manor to repeatedly win cup tests. In addition to creating good conditions for coffee cultivation, the Lamastus family, which runs Elida Estate, has 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, Lamastus family uses artificial fertilization and small amounts of chemical fertilizers, but never pesticides and herbicides harmful to the environment. In addition to Catuai, Typica and Bourbon, the Lamastus family also began planting Geisha varieties a few years ago. Despite this, Elida Estate's batches participating in the Best of Panama competition all use Catuai species, but they can still achieve good results repeatedly, which shows that their geographical environment and excellent post-harvest processing technology bring excellent quality and special flavor to coffee.

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