An introduction to the characteristics of the flavor and taste of the Panamanian coffee estate with a balanced sour taste.

Quite has always been Panama's most popular coffee producing area, and there are many famous estates in the area-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 the two highest coffee estates in Panama (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.

Panama's finest coffee is grown in the west of the country, near Costa Rica and near the Pacific Ocean. The Boquet district of Chiriqui province is best known for its coffee production, as are Waukan, Santa Clara, Candela, etc. Other districts include David, Remacimeinto, Bugaba and Tole. Only coffee grown at altitudes between 1300 and 1500 meters above sea level is considered special coffee.

Panama Boquet region is located in the border with Costa Rica Chiriquui province, Panama is famous for the production of summer (GEISHA) coffee, known for producing high-quality Arabica coffee. TEDMAN & MACINTYRE ESTATE, located 4000 feet above sea level in the mountains of Porgate, originates from two of Panama's earliest coffee families, the TEDMAN family and the MACINTYRE family.