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Panama Coffee Regions

Santa Clara Region: Fertile coffee plantations are irrigated by the clear waters of the Chorerra waterfall, combined with proximity to the Panama Canal, allowing fresh and authentic Panamanian coffee to be conveniently shipped worldwide.

Piedra de Candela Region: Considered to have the greatest potential for developing high-quality specialty coffee.

This batch of coffee possesses the purest original flavors. The Hacienda Eleta SHB Washed coffee is harvested from high-altitude Catuai coffee beans, featuring intense fruity and floral aromas. Flavor characteristics include creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, cane sugar sweetness, rounded acidity, complex aroma, balanced sweet and sour notes, and pleasant mouthfeel.

Caturra Coffee Variety

Caturra is a natural variant of the Arabica Bourbon variety, discovered in Brazil in 1937. Its plant is shorter and smaller than Bourbon. Inheriting Bourbon's bloodline, it has relatively weak disease resistance but higher yields than Bourbon. Although discovered in Brazil, Caturra is not suitable for growing in Brazil, so it wasn't cultivated on a large scale there. Instead, it became widely popular in Central and South American regions, with large-scale cultivation in countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

Compared to these botanical characteristics, you might be more concerned about Caturra's flavor. The higher the altitude where Caturra is grown, the higher the quality, but correspondingly, the lower the yield. When lightly roasted, Caturra has noticeable acidic aromas and overall brightness. With proper processing, sweetness can be expressed exceptionally well, but the coffee body is relatively lower compared to Bourbon, and the cleanliness of the mouthfeel is somewhat lacking.

Typically, Caturra produces red berries, but in extremely rare regions, there are also yellow Caturra varieties. For example, Hawaii cultivates very small quantities of yellow Caturra.

Coffee Bean Grading Systems

Currently, coffee bean grading systems are not unified worldwide. Each coffee-producing country has its own grading system and grading names. Therefore, you might see the following terms on coffee labels: "SHB," "AA+," "Supremo," "Extra-Fancy," "Peaberries," etc. These are coffee bean grading names. Sometimes, roasted coffee beans sold on the market indicate the grade of single-origin coffee. The more detailed the coffee grading indication, usually the better the coffee quality. However, most general coffees do not indicate this.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10, Bao'an Qianjie, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: Self-roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging Method: Bulk
Taste Profile: Medium
Coffee Bean State: Roasted Coffee Beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Coffee Type: Other

Coffee Details

Panama MC Santa Clara Eleta SHB Washed

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB
Region: Santa Clara
Altitude: Average 1600 meters
Processing Method: Washed

Brewing Method: Hand-poured Panama Eleta. 15g of coffee, medium grind (Fuji Royal ceramic burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water, 27-second bloom, pour to 105g then pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Hacienda Eleta is located in the small Santa Clara production region, just one kilometer from the Costa Rican border, near La Amistad International Park, a major primary forest reserve and Central American ecological habitat. Hacienda Eleta began acquiring land in the 1970s, covering approximately 130 hectares. Initially, it operated as vegetable cultivation and livestock farming. In 1995, it began planting coffee and was named Café de Eleta S.A., continuing to expand land area until today it encompasses 420 hectares, making it one of Panama's large-scale coffee plantations and one of Panama's best-known premium coffees. Due to abundant water resources, it has a private 530KW hydroelectric power plant. Besides being self-sufficient in electricity, excess power is sold to Distribución de Electricidad Chiriquí S.A. and connected to the grid.

Variety: Caturra
Estate: Hacienda Eleta
Flavor Profile: Creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, rounded acidity

Panama Coffee Excellence

Panama coffee has been the most popular country in Central America for the past 5-6 years, mainly because the Peterson family's Hacienda La Esmeralda cultivated a coffee tree variety called Geisha that drove coffee enthusiasts wild. Consequently, Geisha was promoted as the world's top coffee bean. For this reason, the Panama Coffee Excellence Competition auction is separate from the Central and South American cupping competitions and was also the earliest auction country, held annually in mid-May. Panama coffee is impressive not only in the Geisha variety but also continuously innovates in green bean processing methods. It not only has traditional washed processing but also the honey processing method popular in neighboring Costa Rica. Additionally, naturally processed coffee beans, which are gradually taking shape in Central America, are also produced in small quantities in Panama, attracting the attention of coffee professionals worldwide.

Coffee was introduced to Panama in 1780, when Europeans brought the first Typica varieties. Subsequently, this mysterious and exotic beverage conquered the senses of Panamanians, who began to cultivate it widely. Panama coffee is very smooth, with full, lightweight beans and perfectly balanced acidity. Its premium coffee beans have pure and highly distinctive flavors. Due to its widespread popularity, most of Panama's premium coffee beans are exported to France and Finland.

Main Panama Coffee Production Regions:

Boquete Region: This area produces abundant, high-quality coffee and is Panama's largest coffee production region with excellent quality.

Volcán Region: Coffee produced in this area is characterized by mild, balanced flavors and has gradually gained attention from international experts and coffee enthusiasts. It is believed that it will soon rival the Boquete region.

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473