Panama Cupid Pour-Over Data | How to Brew Panama Cupid Coffee

Cupid's Pour-Over Coffee

15g of coffee grounds, a medium grind (Fuji ghost-tooth grinder #4), a V60 dripper and water at 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and bloom for 27 seconds. Continue pouring to 105g, then pause. When the water level drops halfway, slowly pour to 225g. Discard the tail. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15. Total extraction time: 2:00.

Tasting Notes

A clean, transparent body, with white grape and caramel aromas followed by honey. The high mountain tea fragrance is enchanting. High sweetness, low acidity and a rounded mouthfeel. Drinking it is like falling in love, with sweet-and-sour sensations every day.

Product Information

Ingredients: House-roasted coffee beans
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Flavor Profile: Acidic coffee beans
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Level: Medium roast

Panama Volcan Baru Series Cupido

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB (Strictly Hard Bean)
Region: Volcan Baru
Altitude: 1600-1650m
Annual Rainfall: 3500mm
Processing Method: Honey process and traditional washed
Varieties: Catuai, Caturra, with 30% Geisha
Harvest Year: 2015
Green Bean Size: 17-18 screen
Flavor Notes: White grape, caramel, honey, black tea

Origin Story

From the perennial champion region of the B.O.P competition.

Panama coffee began in 1780, when European immigrants introduced the first Typica varieties. Located in Central America, the country enjoys natural advantages in sunshine, fertile land and high mountains, and with an ample labor force this makes it an excellent area for cultivating high-quality specialty coffee, a true paradise for coffee growing. The Geisha variety from Panama in particular sparked a global specialty coffee trend, successfully drawing worldwide market interest to Panamanian coffee.

The Boquete region is Panama's oldest and most famous coffee-producing area, on the eastern side of Volcan Baru, with an average altitude of 1000-2000 meters. Volcan Baru National Park is a conservation area with extremely rich biodiversity and many microclimates. Perpetually shrouded in mist with abundant rainfall, these conditions create an excellent growing environment, giving Boquete coffee its unique aroma and making it the region with the highest production and best quality in Panama.

Each harvest season, coffee farmers use sophisticated washed processing and sun-drying techniques, resulting in full-bodied beans with pure flavors.

Volcan Baru Terroir

Volcan Baru is not only Panama's highest mountain range; early volcanic activity and eruptions deposited vast amounts of extremely fertile soil. That soil is rich in nutrients, particularly the phosphorus and sulfur of volcanic ash. Mixed with clay and combined with unique climate patterns, it creates an environment perfect for growing high-quality coffee. Dense forests and numerous species add to the overall biodiversity.

Farming Community

Here, about 50 coffee farmers form a small cooperative, all using traditional Boquete methods so that coffee grows in a near-natural environment. Although production is not high, the approach maintains rich ecosystems and can preserve or even improve soil quality. Natural farming benefits the environment, and because the cherries grow slowly, they more easily develop into high-quality beans with excellent flavor.

Farmers harvest whole ripe cherries by hand and transport them to the nearby Cafe de Eleta S.A. for processing. The facility is about 4 kilometers from the farms and includes a modern laboratory for cupping quality control and manual selection.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Panama is where Gesha became famous, and FrontStreet Coffee offers several ways into it at different price points. FrontStreet Coffee's Boquete Gesha is the accessible introduction, sharing the Boquete terroir described above and delivering the classic orange-blossom honey, oolong-tea body and layered fruit of a good Panamanian cup. For the full experience, FrontStreet Coffee's Esmeralda Red Label and Green Label Gesha come from the estate that stunned the Best of Panama judges and set the record that launched the worldwide Gesha boom.