Panama Cupid Coffee Brands and Cupid Coffee Brewing Steps

Product Information

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

Brewing Instructions

Cupid as a pour-over: 15g of grounds at a medium grind size (Fuji ghost-tooth blade grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. Pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Once the level drops to half, pour slowly up to 225g. Skip the tail section. Coffee-to-water ratio 1:15; extraction time 2:00.

Panama Volcan Baru Series Cupido

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB Grade
Region: Baru Volcano
Altitude: 1600-1650m
Annual Rainfall: 3500mm
Processing Method: Honey process and traditional washed
Varieties: Catuai, Caturra, containing 30% Geisha
Harvest Year: 2015
Green Bean Specification: 17-18 screen
Flavor Notes: white grape, caramel, honey, black tea

From the championship-winning region of the B.O.P competition!

The Origin of Panama Coffee

Panamanian coffee dates to 1780, when European immigrants brought the first Typica varieties. Blessed with sunshine, fertile land, and high mountains, plus abundant labor, Central America in general — and Panama in particular — is a true paradise for growing fine specialty coffee. Panamanian Geisha in particular has led the global specialty coffee trend, drawing worldwide market attention to the country's coffee.

Boquete is Panama's oldest and most famous coffee region, on the eastern side of Baru Volcano at an average altitude of roughly 1000-2000 meters. "Baru Volcano National Park" is a conservation area of extraordinary biodiversity and multiple microclimates; year-round mist and abundant rainfall create superb growing conditions, giving Boquete coffee its distinctive aromatics and making it Panama's highest-producing, highest-quality region. Each harvest, farmers use refined washed processing and sun-drying, producing full-bodied beans with pure flavors.

Baru Volcano: The Perfect Growing Environment

Baru is not only Panama's highest mountain range — sediment from ancient volcanic activity has deposited extraordinarily fertile soil, rich in nutrients, especially the phosphorus and sulfur in volcanic ash. Mixed with clay and combined with the region's unique climate patterns, it forms an environment ideal for fine coffee, and the dense forests and many species create rich overall biodiversity.

About 50 coffee farmers here form a small cooperative, all growing coffee the traditional Boquete way — letting it develop in a near-natural environment. Yields are modest, but the ecology stays rich and the soil improves rather than depletes. Natural methods aren't just environmentally sound: because the cherries ripen slowly, they more easily become high-quality, flavor-rich beans. Farmers hand-pick complete cherries and send them to the nearby Cafe de Eleta S.A. plant, about 4 kilometers away, which includes a modern cupping lab for quality control and manual sorting.

Tasting Experience

Clean, transparent body; white grape and caramel aromas followed by honey sweetness; and a captivating high-mountain black tea fragrance. High sweetness, low acidity, rounded mouthfeel. Drinking it is like falling in love — tasting life's sweet and sour, day after day.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Cupido's gentle, honeyed Panama character has you curious about the country's more famous export, the FrontStreet Boquet Gesha is the ideal next step — an entry-level Gesha grown at 1,600 meters on Baru's volcanic slopes. For the price of a daily-drinker you get the classic Panamanian Gesha signature: orange-blossom honey sweetness, an oolong-tea texture, delicate fruit acidity, and cleanly delineated layers. Brew it on a V60 at 91°C to hear the whole story.

When you're ready for the summit, the FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label and Green Label Gesha are the ones to know. The Red Label ("Esmeralda Special") comes from single plots at 1600-1800 meters, cupping above 90 points, with the legendary jasmine florals and juicy fruit acidity that stunned the Best of Panama judges; the Green Label ("Private Collection") blends multiple high-altitude lots for the estate's signature profile at a friendlier price — remarkable value in the Gesha world.