Panama Flint Estate Single Origin Coffee Bean Varieties Flavor Description Characteristics Processing Method

Catuai

Catuai is a coffee variety bred artificially from Mundo Novo and Caturra. It has reasonably good resistance to natural hazards, particularly wind and rain.

The Catuai tree is relatively low-growing. Compared with other coffee trees, its cherries hold on more firmly and are not easy to pick. The fruit comes in both red and yellow forms, and to date no superior cup has been found in the yellow versus the red. In fact, some cuppers have noted that while coffee from certain yellow-fruited lots shows good acidity, the clarity of the mouthfeel falls short of the red.

Catuai was developed in Brazil and is now widely grown throughout Central America.

Panama Coffee Regions

Panama's premium coffee grows in the west of the country, near the Costa Rican border and close to the Pacific. Coffee from the Boquete region of Chiriqui province is the most famous, with Volcan, Santa Clara, and Candela also well known; other areas include the David, Remacimeinto, Bugaba, and Tole districts. Only coffee grown between 1,300 and 1,500 meters qualifies as specialty coffee.

Catuai Variety Details

Catuai is a second-generation cross of New World (Mundo Novo) and Caturra, and it inherits Caturra's compact, low-growing stature. The name comes from an indigenous language meaning "very good." As a member of the arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

Brewing Method

Panama Flint Estate pour-over: 15 g of coffee at a medium grind (Fuji ghost-tooth burrs, setting #4), V60 dripper, water at 88–89°C. Pour 30 g first and bloom for 27 seconds; pour to 105 g and stop. Once the water level drops to half, pour slowly up to 225 g. Skip the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
Address: FrontStreet Coffee, 10 Baoqian Front Street, Yandun Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227 g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Medium roast
Sweetness: Unsweetened
Origin: Panama

Panama Jurutunguo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama
Grade: SHB
Region: Du Huoshi area
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Honey process
Variety: Catuai
Processing Plant: Flint Estate
Flavor Notes: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Cupping Notes

Dried-fruit aroma and rich fruit acidity; noticeable sweetness on entry with distinct notes of lemon, orange, cranberry, and green tea. The texture is even and smooth, soft with a subtle floral undertone, and the aftertaste lingers.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

As the world's largest coffee producer, Brazil grows an enormous range of coffees. Brazilian beans carry moderate acidity and an excellent balance of sweetness, bitterness, and body, which makes them ideal for medium roasting, the roast brings a wave of nut aroma, a mellow, fragrant cup with a whisper of acidity. They work both as single origin and in blends.

FrontStreet Brazil Cerrado Red Bourbon: for a first taste of Brazil, choose FrontStreet's pulped-natural Cerrado, a genuinely classic Brazilian single origin. Cerrado is a celebrated coffee region known for high-quality beans, and this lot is the Red Bourbon variety common across South America. Roasted medium, it shows rich aromas of creamed peanut, toast, caramel, and hazelnut, with a rounded, non-acidic body and only a light bitter touch. It brews beautifully as a pour-over, and it also performs in a moka pot, as an espresso SOE, in a siphon, or in a French press.

FrontStreet Brazil Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon: FrontStreet's other Brazilian single origin, Queen Estate, comes from Mogiana near southern Minas, where fertile red volcanic soil feeds the cherries into full, saturated aroma. The region blends traditional farm operations with modern standardized management, and quality has improved accordingly. Queen Estate grows the rare Yellow Bourbon, a mutation of Red Bourbon with a cleaner fruit character. Brewed as a pour-over, in a moka pot, or on a home espresso machine, it offers a sugarcane sweetness you won't find in other origins, alongside fruit and chocolate notes.

FrontStreet espresso blend series: low acidity, balance, and a friendly price have made Brazilian coffee the backbone of many specialty espresso formulas. FrontStreet's crema-rich Classic Blend, the nut-forward Specialty Blend, the well-balanced Black Cocoa Blend favored by countless baristas, and the café-oriented Commercial Blend all contain Brazilian components. The Brazilian coffee brings chocolate and cream aromas plus a gentle interplay of sweet, sour, and bitter, and its balanced character also stabilizes extraction.