2016 Panama Finca Lomas del Sillar Honey Process Caturra SHB Coffee Beans - Freshly Roasted to Order, Available as Whole Beans or Ground

Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Degree: Medium roast

Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

• Country: Panama
• Grade: SHB
• Region: Huosshi (Firestone) growing area
• Roast Degree: Medium roast
• Processing Method: Honey process
• Variety: Catuai
• Processing Mill: Firestone Estate
• Flavor Notes: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Premium Panama coffee is grown in the western part of the country, near Costa Rica and close to the Pacific Ocean. The most famous coffee is produced in the Boquet district of Chiriqui province, with Volcan, Santa Clara, and Candela also well known. Other regions include the David district, Remacimeinto district, Bugaba district, and Tole district. Only coffee grown at altitudes between 1300 and 1500 meters is considered specialty coffee.

Catuai

Catuai is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra, making it a second-generation hybrid. It inherits the advantage of Caturra's low plant height. The variety name Catuai comes from a native language and means "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

Cupping Notes

Dried fruit aroma, rich fruit acidity, with noticeable sweetness on entry. Notes of lemon, orange, cranberry, and green tea, with a uniform, smooth texture, soft and with subtle floral notes, and a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy Panama's clean fruit acidity and honeyed sweetness, FrontStreet Coffee's Mt. Diamond from Hacienda La Esmeralda is a natural next step. A star brand from the estate, it is built mainly on Caturra and Catuai, the same family as this honey lot, with green beans drawn from two of the estate's four independent farms, Jaramillo and Canas Verdes. The volcanic soil and the shade of old-growth forest give the beans rich fruit aromas and sweetness that make it a favorite alongside the estate's Geisha.

For another Boquete option, FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Washed Butterfly carries half of Geisha's distinguished bloodline, blended from Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai and grown in the Baru Volcano area. The area's generous rainfall, wide day-night temperature swings, and distinctive volcanic rock soil, along with careful picking and processing, give it remarkable body, citrus acidity, and the jasmine aroma of Geisha; it is excellent as both a pour-over and a cold brew.

To get closer to the pure Geisha experience, FrontStreet Coffee's Boquete Washed Geisha is an estate-level entry Geisha grown at 1600 meters on fertile volcanic-ash soil, offering the varietal's signature jasmine florals, green tea, honey, citrus, and orange.