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The History, Culture, and Stories of Panama Illeta Estate's Premium Single-Origin Coffee Beans

RENACIMIENTO

Renacimiento is a producing region within Chiriquí province, bordering Costa Rica. The region itself is relatively small, making it one of Panama's minor specialty coffee producing areas.

Altitude: 1,100-1,500m

Harvest: December - March

Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

Detailed Introduction:

Product Name: Panama Santa Clara Eleta SHB Washed

Region: Santa Clara Region

Estate: Finca Eleta (Eleta Estate)

Variety: Caturra

Altitude: Average 1600 meters

Grade: SHB

Processing Method: Washed

Harvest Period: N/A

Certification: N/A

Flavor Profile: Creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, cane sugar sweetness, rounded acidity, complex aroma, balanced sweet and sour, pleasant mouthfeel.

Introduction

Coffee was introduced to Panama in 1780, when Europeans brought the first Typica tree varieties. Since then, this mysterious and exotic beverage conquered the senses of Panamanians, and locals began widespread cultivation. Panama coffee is very smooth, with full-bodied beans that are light in weight, and has perfectly balanced acidity. Its premium coffee beans feature pure, highly distinctive flavors, and medium roasting is recommended. Many buyers enjoy using Panama beans for blends, and almost all premium coffee beans are shipped to France and Finland.

Everyone's preferred taste may vary. Consider purchasing small amounts to try different roast levels:

• Remove beans during early first crack
• Remove beans at the end of first crack
• Remove beans between the end of first crack and the beginning of second crack
• Remove beans when second crack begins
• Remove beans 10-15 seconds into second crack
• Remove beans during dense second crack

We hope all roasting experts can find their preferred flavor profile.

Panama's Main Coffee Producing Regions:

1. Boquete Region: This area produces coffee in large quantities with excellent quality, making it Panama's highest-producing and best-quality coffee region.
2. Volcan Region: Coffee produced here features mild, balanced flavors and has gradually gained attention from international experts and coffee enthusiasts. It's believed that soon it will rival the Boquete region.
3. Santa Clara Region: Fertile coffee gardens are irrigated by clear river water from the Chorerra Falls, and proximity to the Panama Canal allows fresh, pure Panama coffee to be conveniently shipped worldwide.
4. Piedra de Candela Region: Considered to have the greatest potential for developing high-quality specialty coffee.

Panama has been the hottest country in Central America for the past 5-6 years, mainly because the Geisha variety cultivated by the Peterson family at Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda has driven coffee enthusiasts wild. Geisha has been acclaimed as the world's top coffee bean. For this reason, the Panama Cup of Excellence auction is independent from the Central and South American cupping competitions and is one of the earliest auction countries, held annually in mid-May. Panama coffee is impressive not only in the Geisha variety but also in continuously updating green bean processing methods, including traditional washed processing, the honey processing method popular in neighboring Costa Rica, and small-scale production of natural processed coffee that is gradually forming in Central America, attracting attention from coffee professionals worldwide.

Illeta Estate (Eleta Estate)

Café de Eleta (also known as Eleta Estate) is located in a small area of the Santa Clara region, just one kilometer from the Costa Rican border, near La Amistad International Park, a major primary forest reserve that belongs to the Central American ecological habitat. Illeta Estate began acquiring land in the 1970s, covering approximately 130 hectares. Initially focused on vegetable cultivation and livestock operations, coffee planting began in 1995 under the name Café de Eleta S.A. The land area continued to expand until today, reaching 420 hectares, making it one of Panama's large-scale coffee plantations and one of the best-known Panama coffees. Due to abundant water resources, it has a private 530KW hydropower plant that not only supplies its own electricity needs but also sells excess power to Distribución de Electricidad Chiriquí S.A. for grid connection.

This batch of coffee has the most pure, original flavors. Because Illeta Estate's SHB washed coffee is harvested from high-altitude Catuai coffee beans, it carries intense fruity and floral notes. Flavor characteristics: creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, cane sugar sweetness, rounded acidity, complex aroma, balanced sweet and sour, pleasant mouthfeel.

Variety: Caturra

Estate: Illeta Estate

Flavor: Creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, rounded acidity

Panama has been the hottest country in Central America for the past 5-6 years, mainly because the Geisha variety cultivated by the Peterson family at Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda has driven coffee enthusiasts wild. Geisha has been acclaimed as the world's top coffee bean. For this reason, the Panama Cup of Excellence auction is independent from the Central and South American cupping competitions and is one of the earliest auction countries, held annually in mid-May. Panama coffee is impressive not only in the Geisha variety but also in continuously updating green bean processing methods, including traditional washed processing, the honey processing method popular in neighboring Costa Rica, and small-scale production of natural processed coffee that is gradually forming in Central America, attracting attention from coffee professionals worldwide.

Coffee was introduced to Panama in 1780, when Europeans brought the first Typica tree varieties. Since then, this mysterious and exotic beverage conquered the senses of Panamanians, and locals began widespread cultivation. Panama coffee is very smooth, with full-bodied beans that are light in weight, and has perfectly balanced acidity. Its premium coffee beans feature pure, highly distinctive flavors. Due to wide popularity, most of Panama's premium coffee beans are shipped to France and Finland.

Panama's Main Coffee Producing Regions:

1. Boquete Region: This area produces coffee in large quantities with excellent quality, making it Panama's highest-producing and best-quality coffee region.
2. Volcan Region: Coffee produced here features mild, balanced flavors and has gradually gained attention from international experts and coffee enthusiasts. It's believed that soon it will rival the Boquete region.
3. Santa Clara Region: Fertile coffee gardens are irrigated by clear river water from the Chorerra Falls, and proximity to the Panama Canal allows fresh, pure Panama coffee to be conveniently shipped worldwide.
4. Piedra de Candela Region: Considered to have the greatest potential for developing high-quality specialty coffee.

This batch of coffee has the most pure, original flavors. Because Illeta Estate's SHB washed coffee is harvested from high-altitude Catuai coffee beans, it carries intense fruity and floral notes. Flavor characteristics: creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, cane sugar sweetness, rounded acidity, complex aroma, balanced sweet and sour, pleasant mouthfeel.

Caturra Variety

Caturra is a natural mutation of the Bourbon Arabica variety, discovered in Brazil in 1937. Its plant is not as tall as Bourbon, being more compact. Due to inheriting Bourbon's lineage, it has relatively weak disease resistance but higher yields than Bourbon. Although discovered in Brazil, Caturra is not well-suited for growing conditions there, so it wasn't cultivated on a large scale in Brazil. 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, people may be more concerned about Caturra's flavor. The higher the altitude where Caturra is grown, the better the quality, but correspondingly lower yields. When lightly roasted, Caturra shows distinct acidic aromas and overall brightness. With proper processing, sweetness can perform very well, but the body is relatively lower compared to Bourbon, and the cleanliness of the mouthfeel is somewhat lacking.

Typically, Caturra produces red cherries, but in very rare regions, yellow Caturra can be found, such as the very small amount of yellow Caturra cultivated in Hawaii.

Coffee Bean Classification Systems

Currently, coffee bean classification systems worldwide are not unified. Each coffee-producing country has its own classification system and classification names. Therefore, you might see the following text on coffee labels: "SHB," "AA+," "Supremo," "Extra-Fancy," "Peaberry/Small Bean," etc. These are coffee bean classification names. Commercially sold roasted beans sometimes indicate the classification of single-origin coffee. The more detailed the coffee classification labeling, usually the better the quality. However, regular coffee typically doesn't display this information.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10, Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Ingredients: In-house roasted

Shelf Life: 30 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Taste: Neutral

Coffee Bean State: Roasted beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Panama

Coffee Type: Other

Panama MC Santa Clara Eleta SHB Washed

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB

Region: Santa Clara

Altitude: Average 1600 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Pour-over Brewing

Panama Illeta pour-over: 15g coffee, medium grind (Fuji Royal's ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops halfway, then slowly pour until reaching 225g water. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Café de Eleta (Illeta Estate) is located in a small area of the Santa Clara region, just one kilometer from the Costa Rican border, near La Amistad International Park, a major primary forest reserve that belongs to the Central American ecological habitat. Illeta Estate began acquiring land in the 1970s, covering approximately 130 hectares. Initially focused on vegetable cultivation and livestock operations, coffee planting began in 1995 under the name Café de Eleta S.A. The land area continued to expand until today, reaching 420 hectares, making it one of Panama's large-scale coffee plantations and one of the best-known Panama coffees. Due to abundant water resources, it has a private 530KW hydropower plant that not only supplies its own electricity needs but also sells excess power to Distribución de Electricidad Chiriquí S.A. for grid connection.

Product Name: Panama Santa Clara Eleta SHB Washed

Region: Santa Clara Region

Estate: Finca Eleta (Eleta Estate)

Variety: Caturra

Altitude: Average 1600 meters

Grade: SHB

Processing Method: Washed

Harvest Period: N/A

Certification: N/A

Flavor Profile: Creamy bread, apricot kernel sweetness, cane sugar sweetness, rounded acidity, complex aroma, balanced sweet and sour, pleasant mouthfeel.

Café de Eleta (Illeta Estate, also known as Eleta Estate) is located in a small area of the Santa Clara region, just one kilometer from the Costa Rican border, near La Amistad International Park, a major primary forest reserve that belongs to the Central American ecological habitat. Illeta Estate began acquiring land in the 1970s, covering approximately 130 hectares. Initially focused on vegetable cultivation and livestock operations, coffee planting began in 1995 under the name Café de Eleta S.A. The land area continued to expand until today, reaching 420 hectares, making it one of Panama's large-scale coffee plantations and one of the best-known Panama coffees. Due to abundant water resources, it has a private 530KW hydropower plant that not only supplies its own electricity needs but also sells excess power to Distribución de Electricidad Chiriquí S.A. for grid connection.

Panama

Population: 3,406,000

Panama's regional coffee definition is based on how coffee is produced rather than geographical divisions. Previously, when coffee was more widely cultivated and the regions listed below were smaller and more closely clustered, the produced coffee beans could be combined as a single unit.

BOQUETE

The Boquete region is the most famous Panama producing area. Its mountainous terrain creates many microclimates. Relatively cool weather and frequent fog help slow the maturation of coffee cherries, which some believe is similar to high-altitude climate conditions.

Altitude: 400-1,900m

Harvest: December - March

Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

VOLCAN-CANDELA

The Volcan-Candela region produces most of Panama's food and some amazing coffee. The region is named after Baru Volcano and the city of Piedra Candela, and borders Costa Rica.

Altitude: 1,200-1,600m

Harvest: December - March

Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon

Important Notice :

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Tel:020 38364473