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Catuai Origin and Cultivation

Catuai was cultivated in Brazil and is now commonly grown throughout Central America.

Panama Coffee Regions

Premium Panamanian coffee is grown in the western part of the country, near Costa Rica and close to the Pacific coast. Coffee from the Boquete district of Chiriqui province is the most famous, with Volcán, Santa Clara and Candel also well known. Other regions include the David, Remacimeinto, Bugaba and Tole districts. Only coffee grown between 1,300 and 1,500 meters is considered specialty coffee.

About the Catuai Variety

"Catuai" is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra — essentially a second-generation cross. It inherits Caturra's advantage of a low-growing plant structure. The name Catuai comes from an indigenous language and means "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

Brewing Recommendations

For hand-pouring FrontStreet Coffee Panama Flint Manor: use 15g of coffee grounds with a medium grind (Fujisaki ghost tooth grinder #4), a V60 dripper and water at 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Continue pouring until reaching 105g, then wait for the water level to drop to half before pouring slowly again to 225g. Avoid the tail. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

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

Coffee Details

FrontStreet Coffee Panama Flint Manor Honey Process Catuai
Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB
Region: Flint Mountain area
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Honey process
Variety: Catuai
Processing Mill: Flint Manor
Flavor Notes: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Cupping Notes: Dried fruit aroma, rich fruit acidity, noticeable sweetness on the entry, and notes of lemon, orange, cranberry and green tea. The texture is uniform and smooth, soft with subtle floral notes, and the sweet aftertaste lingers a long time.

About Catuai

Catuai is an artificial hybrid of Caturra and Mundo Novo, with good resistance to natural hazards, particularly wind and rain.

The Catuai tree grows relatively low. Compared with other coffee trees, its fruit sets more densely and is harder to pick. The fruit comes in both red and yellow types. So far, no superior taste has been found in the yellow fruit over the red. In fact, some cupping tests have shown that while coffee processed from yellow fruit may have good acidity, the cleanliness of its mouthfeel is inferior to that of red fruit.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Honey processing shares its roots with pulped natural methods, and FrontStreet's Brazil range is the closest companion to this Panama lot. FrontStreet Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon is a pulped natural coffee from the well-known Cerrado region, roasted medium, with creamy peanut, toasted bread, caramel and hazelnut and a round, low-acid body — a gentle, clean sweetness that echoes the honey-process style. FrontStreet Brazil Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon, from Mogiana on fertile red volcanic soil, brings an even cleaner fruit sweetness at a medium roast, with sugarcane sweetness alongside fruit and chocolate notes. Both are medium roasts, so brew them at 88-89°C on a V60 with a 1:15 ratio, just as with the Flint Manor above.