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Its plant is very similar to what we call Java today, with bronze-tipped young leaves, very large fruits and seeds, extremely low yield, and susceptibility to all major pests and diseases.

Panama Boquete Elida Typica Natural

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee Panama Boquete Elida Estate Natural Typica

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB

Region: Boquete

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Typica

Flavor: Rich tropical fruits, strawberry notes, black plum

Elida Estate: Terroir and Excellence

Baru is a young volcano with an altitude exceeding 3,400 meters, belonging to the active volcanic category. There are seven different microclimate zones around it, nurturing a rich and diverse ecosystem. The diverse microclimates have both advantages and disadvantages for coffee cultivation. However, for Elida, her flavor is more intense and aromatic than most Panama beans, with black berry aftertaste and complex texture, making her extremely favored by connoisseurs.

However, high altitude terrain also has disadvantages. For example, Elida's average coffee cultivation altitude exceeds 1,700 meters. The high altitude combined with low night temperatures means coffee can only be harvested five years after sowing, resulting in a very long waiting period. During the harvest season, coffee ripening often takes more than a month. Once abnormal weather occurs before ripening, such as irresistible factors like typhoons and heavy rains, although aware that it will cause significant losses, because the beans are not yet ripe and quality standards must be maintained, not rushing to harvest leads to sharply reduced yields. The risks are actually much greater than low-altitude estates.

Hand Brew Brewing Guide

Hand brew FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Elida. 15g of coffee, medium grind (small Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 filter cup, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour with 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before pouring again. Slowly pour until reaching 225g, discarding the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Boquete: Panama's Premier Coffee Region

Panama coffee is famous for Geisha from Hacienda La Esmeralda, and the region where Hacienda La Esmeralda is located is also quite famous; it's the Boquete region in Chiriqui Province. Boquete is a town in Chiriqui Province, located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, close to the famous Baru Volcano. With beautiful scenery, fertile and rich soil, the climate and soil are perfect for producing high-quality coffee.

Awards and Unique Characteristics

Since 2006, Elida's selected batches have consistently ranked among Panama's best winning batches, with prices increasing year by year. Among Central American estates, Elida should be considered the most "Kenyan black berry tone." Its black berry and persistent complex fruit flavors often leave people full of praise. Judges also flock to Elida's unique "umami" quality. This term comes from "Umami." Currently, many experts include "umami" as one of the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami). The effect of umami is similar to monosodium glutamate, enhancing freshness or used in foods like dashi stock, dried shiitake mushrooms, aged cheese, and kelp, where umami can be detected. Umami in coffee is related to good "aftertaste," such as having a long and pleasant finish after sipping, all of which belong to the perception of umami flavors.

Processing Excellence

The equipment, utensils, and processing steps at Elida's processing station are all meticulously considered. Generally, when coffee cherries reach a certain stage of post-processing, if their moisture content exceeds 20% for an extended period, not only do the high-quality components inside the cherries easily dissipate, but there's also the possibility of off-flavors developing. Additionally, Elida's processing station is still at high altitude, so they have dedicated processing equipment to control the temperature and timing during drying. This must all be controlled perfectly, representing another crucial key step affecting quality.

Varietal Information: Typica

This batch of FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Elida Estate uses natural processing, with the classic Typica variety. Typica: The oldest native variety from Ethiopia, originating from southeastern Ethiopia and Sudan. All Arabica varieties derive from Typica. The flavor is elegant, but the plant has weak constitution, poor disease resistance, and low fruit yield. FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain, FrontStreet Coffee's Indonesia Sumatra Mandheling, FrontStreet Coffee's Hawaii Kona, and other excellent estate beans all belong to Typica. Typica has bronze-colored young leaves, called red-topped coffee, and belongs to the Arabica species.

More than half of Elida Estate's area is within Panama National Park's reserve zone. It is a rare ultra-high-altitude estate in Central America, growing coffee between 1,700 to nearly 2,000 meters where terrain permits, famous for its main flavor axis of "intensity and umami."

Elida Estate belongs to owner Wilford Lamastus. This estate cultivates three varieties, including Typica, Geisha, and Catuai, with the nursery area raising seedlings of these varieties. The journey to the estate is beautiful, and at 1,700 meters, the air becomes cold and crisp, like walking in high mountains enjoying a forest bath while breathing very fresh air. The terrain at 2,000 meters is steep and rugged, but after crossing the ridge line and reaching the saddle area, it's surprisingly flat, open terrain that can avoid the howling mountain winds. Wilford says, "This is the best place to grow Geisha!"

Product Details

FrontStreet Coffee Panama Boquete Elida Estate Natural Typica

Flavor Description: Rich tropical fruits, strawberry notes, black plum, apricot, peach, longan, intense fruit wine aroma.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging Method: Bulk

Coffee Bean State: Roasted Coffee Beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Panama

Roast Level: Medium Roast

Typica: Heritage and Legacy

Typica is a tall-growing variety of Arabica, originating from the branch stretching from Yemen to Java, and began spreading in Java Island in the early 18th century.

The oldest native variety from Ethiopia, all Arabica varieties derive from Typica. Typica has bronze-colored young leaves, with oval or slender pointed beans. The flavor is elegant, but the plant has weak constitution, poor disease resistance, and low fruit yield. FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain, FrontStreet Coffee's Indonesia Sumatra Mandheling, FrontStreet Coffee's Hawaii Kona, and other excellent estate beans all belong to Typica.

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