Panama Finca El Fuego Pour Over Data | How to Brew Panama El Fuego Estate Coffee

Panama El Fuego Estate as a pour-over: 15g of grounds at a medium grind size (Fuji ghost-tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. Pour 30g of water first and bloom for 27 seconds. Continue pouring to 105g, then pause. Once the level in the coffee bed drops to half, pour slowly up to 225g total. Discard the tail section. Coffee-to-water ratio 1:15; total extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Degree: Medium roast

Coffee Details

Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB

Region: El Fuego region

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Honey process

Variety: Catuai

Processing Mill: El Fuego Estate

Flavor Notes: lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Cupping Profile

Dried-fruit aroma with rich fruit acidity. Noticeable sweetness on entry — lemon, orange, cranberry, and green tea notes. The texture is evenly smooth and delicate with subtle floral hints, and the aftertaste lingers pleasantly.

About Catuai Variety

Panama's premium coffee grows in the country's west, near Costa Rica and close to the Pacific coast. The most renowned coffee comes from the Boquete district of Chiriquí province, with Volcán, Santa Clara, and Candela also well known; other regions include the David, Remacimeinto, Bugaba, and Tole districts. Only coffee grown between 1,300 and 1,500 meters qualifies as specialty.

"Catuai" is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra — a second-generation cross that inherits Caturra's compact, low-growing structure. The name comes from an indigenous word meaning "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this honey-processed Catuai introduced you to Panama's softer side, the FrontStreet Boquet Washed Gesha shows the country's other register. Grown at 1,600 meters in Boquete, where mountain mists, cool nights, and fertile volcanic soil stretch cherry maturation, this estate-level entry Gesha delivers the hallmark Panama profile: jasmine florals, green tea, honey, citrus, and orange — clean and luminous in a pour-over at 91°C.

And if Panama wins you over completely, the FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label and Green Label Gesha are the summit. The Red Label ("Esmeralda Special") comes from single high-altitude plots at 1600-1800 meters, each lot cupping above 90 points with its own batch number; the Green Label ("Private Collection") blends multiple high-altitude lots for the estate's signature orange-blossom honey and Gesha florals at a notably friendlier price — the best value in the estate's lineup.