Panamanian Rosa Coffee Story description of flavor and taste characteristics of Panamanian Rosa coffee bean hand-brewing parameters

When it comes to Panamanian coffee, we have to mention Panamanian Rosa coffee beans. The elegant flavor of Rose Summer was first discovered by the Panamanian Emerald Manor, which won the Panamanian raw bean competition with Rose Summer Coffee in 2004, and Rose Summer Coffee is famous all over the world. Qianjie Coffee launched several Panamanian rose summer coffee beans, some people will ask rose summer is not the same flavor, why are there so many of the same type on the shelves?

You should know that every bean on the shelf of Qianjie coffee has done its homework. From the aspects of producing area information, baking curve adjustment, cup testing and brewing tasting, and so on, Qianjie has fully understood the information of each type of coffee beans, and the most important reason for getting on the shelves is whether the flavor of this bean is obvious enough and whether it is prominent or not. Indeed, Rosa coffee has its common flavor characteristics, rich flower and fruit aroma and fruit tone, sweet and sour feeling and hierarchical feeling are very high. However, these rosy summer beans of Qianjie coffee not only have the iconic Rose summer flavor, but also have some development in this flavor, so that each type of Qianjie coffee has its own commonness but also its unique personality.

Panama is located at the southern tip of Central America, bordering Colombia. The isthmus (isthmus), located in the North and South American continent, has been of great strategic value since the 16th century (Columbus era). In the early 19th century, Panama was politically more southward, and at one point formed the Greater Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia) with Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. But since 1903, Panama has seceded from the alliance with the help of the United States; the moment the canal was built, Panama's national fortune was destined to be linked to the United States. The Panama Canal, which runs through Central America and connects the Pacific, the Caribbean and the Atlantic, has not only opened up shipping trade, but also brought a great deal of agricultural knowledge from the United States and Europe. Many retirees in North America have chosen to settle in Panama, which has a mild climate and a low cost of living index, which has also contributed to the development of the Panamanian coffee industry.

Panamanian coffee has a smooth taste and well-balanced sour taste, and its high-quality coffee beans are pure and characteristic. The first batch of coffee exported each year starts in November.

In 1780, Europeans were the first to bring the first tin pickup Typica tree species to Panama. At the end of the 20th century, the construction of the Panama Canal attracted a large number of elites to the south to promote the development of the coffee industry. But the early Panamanian coffee was not famous and produced little. With the development of the third wave of boutique coffee, the boutique concept of Panamanian coffee is becoming more and more mature, especially the popularity of rosy summer flavor in 2004, which has occupied the top coffee list for a long time.

Panamanian coffee producing area

The whole territory of Panama is undulating, with vertical and horizontal valleys, mostly mountains except the north and south coastal plains. The earth is near the equator, with a tropical maritime climate, humid during the day and cool at night, with an annual average temperature of 23-27C °. The whole year is divided into drought and rain seasons, with an average annual precipitation of 1500-2500mm.

High-quality Panamanian coffee is mainly grown in northwest Panama, near Costa Rica and the Pacific Ocean. The coffee produced in the Boquet coffee producing area of Chiriqui province is famous.

[Pokuit coffee producing area]

Poquet Boquete, planted at an altitude of 1400-1900m, is located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru Baru volcano, with rich and fertile soil, climate and soil suitable for producing quality coffee.

There are also many excellent estates in the Pokuit area, except the Emerald Manor, Alida Manor, Catova Duncan Manor and so on all produce high-quality boutique coffee.

This is not only due to the mild climatic conditions in the Poquet region of Panama and the fertile volcanic ash soil of the Baru volcanic land. Another important factor is the changeable microclimate in the Poquet Heights of Panama.

[Walken Coffee producing area]

When it comes to Panamanian coffee, most of the boutique coffee producing areas that are familiar to the public come from Boquete, but in recent years, coffee from Volcan has gradually emerged in the boutique market. At the same time, a considerable number of estates have entered the best Panama competition (Best of Panama) and even won the championship. Generally speaking, the average annual rainfall in Walken is less than that in Bocquette. At the same time, the geographical environment located to the west of the Baru volcano also gives coffee a stronger dried fruit flavor, sweetness and aroma than the Boguet region.

Walken coffee producing area is mainly planted at an altitude of 2000-3000m. In the early days, most of the cash crops such as fruits and vegetables were grown in Walken, and only a few farmers grew coffee, among which the pioneer of coffee cultivation in Walken belonged to the Hartman family, which was well-known in Panama.

[RENACIMIENTO coffee producing area]

Renacimiento producing area is a producing area in Chiriqui province, which is mainly planted at an altitude of 1100-1500m. Bordering Costa Rica. The area itself is relatively small, so it is not the main feature of Panamanian coffee beans.

Boutique coffee emphasizes traceability. It can be traced back to which plot of the estate where the beans came from, or which cooperative or which farmer, chasing the flavor of the region. Go to the coffee producing area, step into the coffee farm, it is possible to know the details of the coffee, charming flavor, changeable aroma is how to come from: micro-climate? Breed? How to handle it? Or is it the coffee farmer's secret?

Panamanian Jade Manor

La Esmeralda Estate

The Emerald Manor is located in the corner of the Baru volcano, so the Panamanian coffee beans produced in this area are mostly named after the Baru Mountains when they are not well known, and the area around Bouquete is scenic, with many leisure hotels, resort estates and even along the important river Rio Caldera.

In 1964, Rudolph Peterson, an American banker, retired, moved to Panama and bought the emerald estate in Poquet, initially dominated by dairy.

In 1973, his son Price Peterson earned a doctorate in neurochemistry in the United States, but returned to Bouquete to help his father run the farm. And introduced Kaddura and Kaduai coffee beans in 1987, set up a washing plant in 1994, and has had its own coffee processing plant since then. In 1996, the nearby Haramiyo Manor (Jaramillo) with superior geographical environment and good flavor of the original coffee varieties was bought and merged into the Jadeite Manor.

After Price took over, according to altitude, microclimate, cup test performance and planting varieties, the manor planting area will be divided into five major brands to sell. There are three brands of Rosa Variety: jadeite Special selection (Esmeralda Special), Private Collection (Private Collection) and Rosa 1500 (Geisha1500). Kaduai has two brands: Diamond Hill (Diamond Mountain grows) and Pamela (Palmyra). [land division of Jadeite Manor]

Jade Manor Rose Summer is divided into three plots: Jaramillo, Canas Verdes and El Velo. Each piece of land will be refined to small plots again.

High quality Rosa rugosa is mainly produced in two plots: Jaramillo and Canas Verdes.

The annual rainfall of Jaramillo is 4000ml, the average temperature in daytime is 19-25 ℃, the average temperature at night is 11-15 ℃, and the average altitude is 1600-1700m. The Haramiyo site is subdivided into five small plots: Mario (Mario), Noria (Ferris wheel), Reina (queen), Bosque (forest) and Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires).

The annual rainfall of Canas Verdes is 3500ml, the average temperature in daytime is 16-23 ℃, the average temperature at night is 10-15 ℃, and the average altitude is 1600-1800m. Cannes consists of nine small plots: Lino (flax), Coronado (coronation), Fundador (founder), Le ó n (Leon), Montaa (peak), Trapiche (sugar), Chinta (urn), Cabaa (cabin) and Tumaco (Tumako).

Veil (El Velo) is the latest purchase of the Jadeite Manor, with an average elevation of 1700-1900m. In addition to planting Rosa and Kaduai, the site also has a small number of other exotic species, such as Laurina, Pakamara, Mocha and SL28. The veil is divided into seven small plots, namely: Guabo, Port ó n (Portal), Durazno (Peach), Higuer ó n (fig tree), Higo (fig), Buena Vista (Buena Vista) and guila (Eagle).

[jadeite Special selection (Esmeralda Special)]

The rosy summer coffee beans specially selected by jadeite are the red marks we often hear. The rose beans, which are planted at 1600-1800 meters above sea level and with a cup test score of more than 90 points, are produced in two producing areas of Haramiyo (Jaramillo) and Canas Vidis (Canas Verdes).

The independent bidding held by the Jade Manor itself, in the divided plots, the Rose Summer batch that was put forward for bidding is the red bid. However, there are also non-competitive red bids on the market, that is, the rose summer which is selected from the same plot and then circulated to the market, the varieties and quality are the same, but there are differences in the price.

However, in 2022, the Jade Manor separated the bidding lots in the red bid and set up a bidding lot, so the current red bid does not include the bidding lot. Pricing varies slightly according to the characteristics of each site. Qianjie buys slow-tanning red label batches of Mario every year, because the rosy summer coffee of Mario is the site where Emerald Manor won the BOP championship in 2004, so Qianjie thinks the rosy summer coffee of this plot is excellent.

This grade of rose coffee beans are treated in the sun or water, with special, bright floral and citrus aromas.

[red sign of Qianjie Jade Manor]

Producing area: Pokuit

Manor: Jade Manor

Altitude: 1700m

Variety: Rose summer

Treatment: sun treatment

Flavor: citrus, compound fruit, rose tea, honey

[private Collection (Private Collection)]

Private collection, commonly known as green standard, is not a batch of independent competitions, planting rose summer varieties that do not participate in bidding but are still of excellent quality. Micro-batch mixed beans from different plots such as Jaramillo and Canas Verdes were planted at 1600-1800 meters above sea level.

Due to the use of mixed bean mode, there is no detailed indication on the plot, so sometimes the flavor similarity between green mark and red mark is very high, but the next production may be different.

Although the green standard is not as high as the red standard, it still has the classic flavor of Rose Summer, floral, fruity, sour citrus, thick and juicy taste. The green sign of rose summer is also washed or tanned.

[green sign of Qianjie Jade Manor]

Producing area: Pokuit

Manor: Jade Manor

Altitude: 1600-1800 m Variety: Rosa

Treatment: washing treatment flavor: jasmine, citrus, melon, berry

[Rosa 1500 (Geisha1500)]

Rose summer 1500 this brand is our common blue standard rose summer. Choose mixed beans from three different plots: Jaramillo, Canas Verdes and El Velo, which are 1400-1500 meters above sea level. Flavor micro-flower fragrance, fruit sour, sweet, taste is not thick, blue standard rose summer only washing treatment. However, the Emerald Manor adjusted its brand positioning in 2021 and officially cancelled the blue label series.

[Qianjie Jade Manor Blue Mark]

Producing area: Pokuit

Manor: Jade Manor

Altitude: 1500 m Variety: Rosa

Treatment: washing treatment flavor: lemon, oolong tea, sucrose, peach

Panamanian flower butterfly

In addition to launching the Jade Manor Rose Summer, Qianjie Coffee also has a very cost-effective Panamanian coffee bean, and has a very beautiful name-Flower Butterfly. She has 70% of Rosa's high-quality pedigree, composed of Rosa, Kaddura and Kaduai, planted in the Baru volcano region of Pokuit, grows in the volcanic area at an altitude of 1600 meters, and the treatment plant uses fine washing treatment. The special local microclimate of Panama leads to abundant rainfall and a large temperature difference between day and night, coupled with the unique volcanic soil in the volcanic area, as well as meticulous harvesting and fine treatment. make this coffee excellent in thickness, acidity and floral fragrance.

[Panamanian Flower Butterfly in front street]

Producing area: Pokuit

Altitude: 1600 m

Varieties: Rosa, Kaddura, Kaduai

Treatment: washing treatment

Flavor: floral fragrance, citrus, black tea, classic rose summer

Alida Manor

Alida is a famous coffee estate in Panama with a history of 100 years. The coffee is of high quality and is located in Pokuit, a well-known boutique coffee producing area in Panama. Last year, one of Alida's Rose Summer Coffee beans won the first place in the Rose Summer processing Group of the BOP Competition. Qianjie Coffee chose Arida Rose Summer on the same plot and at the same altitude for tasting. Compared with the rosy summer coffee beans of the Emerald Manor, it is found that due to the different treatment methods, the hierarchy of Arida Rosa is more complicated than that of Panama Rose.

Erida Manor has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which is within Baru Volcano National Park, only 30 hectares are used for planting coffee trees, and the rest are virgin forests. Coffee is grown from 1670 to 1850 meters above sea level and is one of two coffee estates at high elevations in Panama (the other is located at Carmen in the Vulcan Valley. )

At such a high altitude, low temperatures delay the ripening of coffee berries, about a month later than normal. The fertile volcanic soil provides plenty of nutrients for coffee, coupled with the good microclimate brought by the Baru volcano, Erida Manor has been able to achieve good results in cup test competitions.

[Panamanian Alida Manor Rose Summer] producing area: Pokuit

Manor: Erida Manor

Altitude: 1900 m

Variety: Rose summer

Treatment: anaerobic fermentation, low temperature and slow solarization.

Flavor: fermented fragrance, roses, berries, citrus, green tea, cream, nuts

Hartman Manor

Hartman Manor is located in the Walken producing area and was founded in 1940. The most special feature of Hartman Manor lies in its respect for the natural environment, preserves most of the original forest, and becomes the object of academic cooperation between the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) and other wildlife conservation institutions. Even the manor's trademark uses the word "Bird Friendly". The family business has a state cup testing laboratory and sample baking room, testing each batch of coffee fruit with a rigorous attitude and strict standard cups, which ensures that Hartman Manor's coffee quality is stable and is always looking for progress.

[front Street Hartman Manor Kaduai, Panama]

Producing area: Walken

Manor: Hartman Manor

Altitude: 1250-1700 m

Variety: Kaduai

Treatment: red wine treatment

Flavor: ripe berries, red wine fermented aroma, honey sweet

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