Panama Finca La Miel Honey Process Catuai SHB Coffee Beans: Grading, Price, Green Beans and Roast Degree

Catuai

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

"Catuai" is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra, essentially a second-generation hybrid. It inherits Caturra's advantage of short stature. The variety name Catuai comes from an indigenous word meaning "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

Pour-over Panama Firestone Estate

15g coffee grounds, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until it reaches 225g. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10, Bao'an Qianjie Street, Yandun Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Medium roast
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama

Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB
Region: Firestone Region
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Honey process
Variety: Catuai
Estate: Firestone Estate
Flavor Notes: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Cupping Notes

Dried fruit aroma, rich fruit acidity, noticeable sweetness on entry, lemon, orange, cranberry and green tea, an even and smooth texture, soft with slight floral notes, and a long-lasting aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

To explore Panama's Catuai and Caturra side, FrontStreet Coffee's Diamond Mountain is a natural next step. Produced under Esmeralda Estate's star brand, its varieties are mainly Caturra and Catuai, and the green beans are picked from two of the estate's four independent farms, where volcanic soil and original forest shade give the cup rich fruit aroma and sweetness. It has become one of Esmeralda's most popular lines outside Geisha.

For more Geisha character in the same style, try FrontStreet Coffee's Boquete washed Geisha. Grown at 1,600 meters in Boquete, where mist covers the mountains by day and the nights are cool, it brings jasmine florals with green tea, honey, citrus and orange in the cup, a clean estate-level introduction to Panamanian Geisha.

Because the honey-process Catuai above is roasted medium, keep the water on the lower side, around 88-89°C, and pour slowly through a V60 to keep the lemon, orange and green tea notes bright and the body smooth rather than heavy.