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Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB

Region: Firestone

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Honey process

Variety: Catuai

Mill: Firestone Estate

Flavor: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Panama

Population: 3,406,000

Panamanian coffee is defined more by how it is produced than by geographical boundaries. In the past, when coffee was cultivated more widely and the regions listed below were smaller and more tightly clustered, beans from these areas could be combined and sold as a single unit.

BOQUETE

Boquete is Panama's most famous growing area. Its mountainous terrain creates many microclimates, and the relatively cool weather and frequent fog slow the ripening of the cherries—an effect some compare to high-altitude growing conditions.

Altitude: 400-1,900m
Harvest: December - March
Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

VOLCAN-CANDELA

The Volcan-Candela region grows most of Panama's food along with some remarkable coffee. The region takes its name from the Baru Volcano and the town of Piedra Candela, and it borders Costa Rica.

Altitude: 1,200-1,600m
Harvest: December - March
Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

RENACIMIENTO

Renacimiento is a growing region in Chiriqui province on the Costa Rican border. The area itself is quite small, so it is not one of Panama's major specialty coffee regions.

Altitude: 1,100-1,500m
Harvest: December - March
Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

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

Catuai

Catuai is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra—making it a second-generation cross. It inherits Caturra's short plant height, and the name Catuai comes from an indigenous word meaning "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

Cupping Notes

Dried-fruit aroma, rich fruit acidity, pronounced sweetness in the mouth—lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea—with a uniform, smooth texture, soft floral undertones, and a long-lasting aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If this honey-processed Panama has awakened your curiosity about the country's most celebrated variety, Geisha, FrontStreet Coffee has you covered. Panama is where Geisha made its name: in 2003 the Peterson family of Hacienda La Esmeralda entered their Geisha in the Best of Panama competition and stunned every judge, averaging 94.6 points and shattering the BOP record. Overnight, Geisha became the champion variety the whole world chased.

FrontStreet Boquete Geisha: the ideal entry point to that legendary flavor. This estate-level Geisha lets you taste classic high-quality Panamanian Geisha—orange-blossom honeyed sweetness, an oolong-tea-like finish, delicate fruit acidity, and clearly layered structure—at a genuinely affordable price.

FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label & Green Label Geisha: for the top of the line, Esmeralda's products split into Red Label ("Esmeralda Special," grown at 1600-1800 meters, each batch cupping above 90 points and drawn from a single small plot—so buyers can pick lots to match their palate) and Green Label ("Private Collection," a blend of high-altitude lots expressing Esmeralda's signature Geisha character at a friendlier price). Hand-poured, these cups are simply intoxicating.