A brief introduction to the Origin, Development, History and Culture of Fine Coffee beans in Alida Manor

The coffee here grows at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, the coffee garden is surrounded by a well-protected natural tropical ecological park, and the nearby Baru Volcano National Park and La Amistad National Park are natural protected areas for animals and plants, all of which form the manor's unique microclimate and unique flavor.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

This bean is fully washed and processed, the appearance is fresh emerald green, the bean is full and shiny, it looks like a high-density hard bean. Baked to an obvious degree of high fruit aroma shows, the entrance is also juice-like sweet and sour, bright and refreshing. Slightly deeper baking, dry fragrance in the sweet vanilla and nectar sweet blend together, people intoxicated, high+ baking degree, acidity decreased, mellow, but also significantly increased sweetness, fruit acid is also softer and vivid, in the aftertaste can still feel a strong sense of sweetness and rich fruit aroma.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation

Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Macedonian Province

Always have a strong preference for African beans, the impression of Central American beans seems to me as a synonym for moderates, whether it is Costa Rica or Guatemala, Caribbean island coffee is closer to "fruit juice". And this Panama did give me a pleasant surprise, refreshing fruit acid is obviously more vivid than other countries in China and the United States and closer to the ripe sweet and sour aroma of the fruit, while the entrance, in addition to a balanced and clear, rich sweetness and slightly syrup sticky taste to enhance its smoothness and vitality-except for the floral and citrus flavor, the overall taste is not inferior to the rose summer.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province

Raw bean information:

Grower: Familia Chiari

Area: Pokuit Town, Panama Macedonian Province

Variety: completely washed

Height: 1500 m

Harvest time: October to March of next year

Soil: pozzolanic soil

Key words of cup test: caramel sweet, sweet, pure, balanced, medium alcohol

La Esmeralda Manor was bought by Price Peterson's father, Rudolph A. Peterson, a Swedish banker. He was the president of Bank of America and was a big shot in the financial circle at that time. Rudolph bought Hacienda La Esmeralda only for vacation and later retirement. It should not have been expected that the estate would become world-famous and even become the representative of Panamanian boutique coffee estate. Price took over according to altitude and micro-climate. And according to the cup test performance and planting varieties, the market is divided into three major brands to sell (Esmeralda Special,Diamond Mountain grows,Palmyra)

Palmyra (Rainforest Alliance Certification) this brand of coffee is grown in Catuai near the Baru Volcano Park. It has a typical Panamanian Bouqete high-altitude coffee flavor. Sour will not be too exciting, sweet nuts and vanilla chocolate flavor. S of nuts, Palmyra is actually the highest yield of La Esmeralda coffee, accounting for about 70% of the total family coffee production Elida estate is located in Panama's western border province, Chiriki province, the most famous landmark and tourist attraction is the Baru volcano, which is 3300 meters above sea level, which is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, with a total area of about 14000 hectares. It can be divided into seven different microclimate zones according to altitude, and the volcano is inhabited by many rare plants, birds and mammals. Pokuit producing area is located on the east side of the Baru volcano, is a valley area flowing by lava, and another well-known coffee producing area in Panama-the Vulcan Valley (Volcan Valley) volcano side.

Pokuit has always been the most high-profile coffee producing area in Panama, and there are many famous estates in the region-such as Esmeralda, which is famous for the Geisha variety World War I, Hartman, Mama Cata, Kotowa and Santa Teresa, which are always victorious by Best of Panama. Alida Manor itself is also a heavyweight star manor in Pokuit-has won Best of Panama awards for the past five years in a row, second only to Jade Manor. Elida Manor has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which are located within the Baru Volcano National Park, 30 hectares of the estate are planted with coffee trees, and the remaining 35 hectares are virgin forests. Coffee is grown from 1670 to 1850 meters above sea level, making it one of the two highest coffee farms in Panama (the other estate with such elevations should be Carmen in the Vulcan Valley)

Not to mention the manor boutique coffee beans, the pursuit of coffee in Europe and the United States is a strong taste (caused by their eating habits! ), they seldom drink individual coffee In fact, many Chinese people's requirements in the pursuit of product quality are much higher than those in Europe and the United States, but it takes some energy to buy good products at home for various reasons; because Europeans and Americans mainly drink Espresso espresso, it is very difficult to buy alpine manor coffee beans abroad.

The following coffee producing areas are only some varieties, and it is common that coffee beans from some producing areas are harvested very little every year, and it is common that customers often ask which kind of coffee tastes good. in fact, it is difficult to say that many fine coffee from manors need to retain the characteristics of their own growing environment when roasting, and their roasting is not as deep as Italian coffee (the deeper the coffee is roasted, the more characteristics are lost). There will be some acidity, but the better the coffee, the weaker the acidity, the purer the taste, and the lower the bitterness. a real cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is this perfect taste.

Thanks to Boquete's unique climate, wet and dry seasons, ample sunshine and precipitation, and fertile soil formed by volcanic ash from the Baru volcano, Lelida's coffee cultivation quickly grew on its own, and in 1929, the estate's coffee beans were first exported to Germany, earning a good reputation for Panamanian coffee. In the following 3/4 centuries, the cultivation of Lelida coffee, as a family manor, has developed continuously and formed its international reputation.

Panama Chiriqui Boquete Finca Lerida Plantation Poquet Lelida Manor Coffee, Panama Province