Panamanian Emerald Estate Coffee Bean Origin History and Culture Introduction

ELIKA Farm is located in Alto Quiel area of Beauquet region, the altitude of the area is about 1670 m-1725 m, the main coffee varieties planted in the farm are improved Kadura species, and there are also a small number of bourbon species. ELIKA ESTATE is also a multi-BOP farm.(Best of Panama) participants, and achieved very good results, but also became famous for the famous beans of Ailida Farm is also his washed beans, taste clean and clear, with flower aroma, at present Ailida Farm tries various treatment methods, both washing treatment, sun treatment and honey treatment coffee beans, it is worth mentioning that Ailida Farm honey treatment coffee beans, a combination of sun treatment and water treatment methods, After removing the outer peel of fresh coffee berries, the fresh coffee berries are directly subjected to sun fermentation, which not only keeps the taste clean, but also obtains the fruit fragrance and wine fragrance produced by the fermentation of the sun treatment.

This coffee bean particles are not large, round particles, due to the use of honey treatment, so the center line of the beans is not clear, beans outside have obvious traces of suet skin, color is green.

This bean can be baked in medium and light degree, and the beans come out at the end of the explosion to retain its rich flavor. At the same time, it also ensures the overall roundness and dry fragrance. It can be said that this bean is the most charming place. After grinding, you can obviously feel an elegant flower fragrance, fresh and elegant, but it is not like the flower fragrance of Yejia Xuefei. Instead, it has a soft feeling. In addition, there is obvious honey sweet fragrance. The overall dry fragrance is low and melodious. After water injection, the honey sweet fragrance is more prominent. The coffee enters the mouth very gently and its aroma is concentrated more in the front part of the mouth, that is, the moment after the entrance. After drinking, the taste left in the mouth has a faint cocoa flavor, but more prominent is an elegant floral aroma. The body has always been the shortcoming of Panama coffee, but this time the honey treated coffee beans are overall very round, and the alcohol is much better than the performance.

In 1903, after defeating Britain and France, the United States signed a treaty with the government of Colombia to build and lease the canal by the United States. The Colombia Congress refused to ratify it. [5]

On November 3, 1903, American troops landed in Panama, instigating Panama's independence from Colombia and establishing the Republic of Panama. On November 18 of the same year, the United States obtained a permanent monopoly on the construction and operation of the canal and the permanent use, occupation and control of the Yunhe District. And dig a canal in the bee waist area of central Panama, so the Yunhe District became a "country within a country" in Panama. In May 1989, Panama's general election, both the ruling party and the opposition party claimed victory, so the election results were invalid. After mediation by the Organization of American States, Rodriguez became interim president on August 31. On December 15, Noriega, who opposed the U.S. occupation, was appointed head of government. On December 20, U.S. troops invaded Panama. On December 21, former opposition presidential candidate Ndara, who was sheltered by the United States, was sworn in as president at the U.S. military base. Panama is rich in mineral resources, but not many mines are mined and the scale of mines is small. The main minerals are gold, silver, copper, iron, mercury, bauxite, manganese, salt, oil and so on. Copper, salt, bauxite reserves are relatively large. As of 2013, Panama's copper ore reserves exceeded 200 million tons, ranking fourth in the world, and proven copper reserves could be mined for 50 years.

forest resources

Panama is rich in forest resources, and there are many species of trees, including mahogany, cedar, teak, rosewood and other precious timber. The forest area in eastern Dalian Province is the most widely distributed, but it has not been fully developed due to lack of market and reasons such as national defense and protection of natural ecological environment. FAO estimated in 2010 that Panama has 4.29 million hectares of forest, or 57 per cent of its land area.

Panama Coffee is known for its summertime of Emerald Estate, and Emerald Estate is also known for its Boquete region in Chiriqui province. Boquete is a town of Chiriqui in the province of Riquí, located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru volcano, beautiful scenery, rich soil, climate and soil very suitable for producing high-quality coffee Panama belongs to the Central American country, bordering Costa Rica on the west and Colombia on the east. Anyone who knows anything about single-serve coffee should know that Panama Coffee is famous in the coffee world for its Geisha (the name of Guixia). Panama's geographical advantage lies in the fact that it has many distinctive microclimates suitable for coffee cultivation, and Panama also has many dedicated and professional coffee growers. This means that Panama has a lot of very good coffee, but this coffee is often associated with high prices.

The high coffee prices in Panama are mainly caused by the following factors:

Land Price: For the people of North America, they are very eager to buy a stable and beautiful land at a cheap price. Panama is one such place;

Panama's more farmers export coffee under the name of estates to emphasize their own estates;

Panama's labor laws impose higher labor requirements, so the coffee industry pays higher wages, which consumers have to pay

Panama is located in Central America on the Isthmus of Panama, bordering Colombia to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Costa Rica to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the north. The land is S-shaped connecting North America and South America, and the Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from north to south, known as the "World Bridge". [5]Panama has an area of 75517 square kilometers and a length of 772 kilometers.

Panama has more than 400 rivers, the largest of which are Tuila River, Chepo River and Chagres River. [6]

Panama is close to the equator and has a tropical maritime climate. It is humid during the day and cool at night. The annual average temperature is 23~27 ° C. Panama's current Constitution, which entered into force on October 11, 1972, has been amended four times, in 1978, 1983, 1994 and 2004. The Constitution stipulates that the three powers of the State are separated. The President is the head of State. He is elected directly for a term of five years. He cannot be re-elected, but he can run for office every other term. On October 4, 1994, Pakistan's parliament abolished the army and established a police force. In October 2004, the Constitution again made important changes, providing for the National Assembly to be renamed the "National Assembly"; the Constituent Assembly as a third way to amend the Constitution; the abolition of a vice-presidential position; the freedom of members to nominate candidates; and the retention of only one alternate member per member. [5]

Panama's National Assembly is unicameral and exercises legislative power. It consists of 70 members elected by direct elections for a five-year term. The current Parliament, which was formed on 1 July 2009, has 36 seats for the Democratic Change Party (member of the ruling coalition), 17 seats for the Democratic Revolution Party, 12 seats for the Panamanian Party, 4 seats for the Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement Party (member of the ruling coalition) and 1 seat for the People's Party. The President of Congress, Sergio Galvez, was elected on 1 July 2012 for a one-year term. [5]

The current Government of Panama, which was formed on 1 July 2009, consists mainly of: Vice-President Juan Carlos Barrera, Minister of the Presidency Jimmy Papadimiriou, Minister for Foreign Affairs Fernando Núñez Favre, Minister of the Interior Jorge Ricardo Favre, Minister of Public Security Jose Raul Murino, Minister of Economy and Finance Frank George de Lima, Minister of Industry and Commerce Ricardo Quijano, Minister of Agricultural Development Oscar Armando Osorio Casar, Minister of Health Javier Diaz, Housing Minister Yasmina Pimentel (female), Labor Minister Alma Lorena Cortez (female), Social Development Minister Guillermo Ferrufino, Education Minister Lucy Molinal (female), Public Works Minister Jaime Ford, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Cicero Brillo (female), Canal Minister Robert Roy, Tourism Minister Salomon Samar

Panama is a country that people know too well, but it has always had an indissoluble relationship with high-quality coffee. Fresh, elegant, floral, sweet honey has always been a recognizable sign of Panamanian high-quality coffee, which makes people who drink it unforgettable.

This time, we are not bringing you Esmeralda's rose, nor Berlina's coffee beans, but coffee from ELIKA ESTATE, another famous farm in the Boquet region.

The history of ESTATE Farm dates back to 1918, the farm is owned by the Lamastus family, and the name Elida is the name of the farmer at that time, Mrs. Robert Louis Lamastus.