How to Pour-Over Panama FrontStreet Coffee's Butterfly - Common Drip Brewing Methods for FrontStreet Coffee's Butterfly

Panama Butterfly Coffee: Origin and Terroir

Panama coffee originated in 1780 when European immigrants introduced the first Typica varieties. Located in Central America, Panama boasts natural advantages including sunshine, fertile soil, and high-altitude terrain, creating a paradise for cultivating coffee.

The Boquete region is Panama's oldest and most famous coffee-producing area, situated on the eastern side of Barú Volcano at elevations ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 meters. This highland region features exceptional biodiversity with diverse microclimates, year-round mist coverage, and abundant rainfall. These ideal growing conditions give Boquete coffee its unique aroma, making it the region with both the highest production and finest quality in Panama.

FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Butterfly

This batch of Panama washed FrontStreet Coffee Butterfly comes from the volcanic canyons of the Boquete region. The coffee trees are grown in shaded forests and composed of a blend of Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai varieties. This particular batch consists of approximately 70% Geisha, 30% Caturra and Catuai.

Flavor profile: Balanced moderate sweetness, rich layered complexity, delicate floral and fruit notes, with a clean finish and long aftertaste.

The Art of Coffee Brewing

Coffee offers countless possibilities, and roasters no longer limit beans from a particular origin to a single style. For example, we sometimes encounter lightly roasted Mandheling instead of the typical medium-dark roast, which tastes refreshingly sweet. Similarly, natural processed beans can exhibit the clean characteristics of washed coffees while offering remarkably bold flavors.

While roasting techniques and raw beans largely determine a coffee's quality, the barista ultimately shapes the final cup's flavor profile and expression style. Today, I'd like to share two different extraction approaches using the same beans to achieve distinct flavor experiences.

Two Brewing Styles

1. Balanced Style
2. Texture-Focused Style

Bean Information

The beans used are FrontStreet Coffee's Butterfly from Panama's Boquete region. This coffee features approximately 70% Geisha heritage, composed of Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai varieties. Grown in the Barú volcanic region at 1,600 meters elevation, the beans are processed using the meticulous washed method.

Roast level: Light roast, dropped at 190°C after 1 minute 28 seconds.

Grinder: BARATZA BG

Balanced Style Brewing

Dripper: Hario V60 transparent resin

Grind setting: BG grinder: 4v

Water temperature: 90°C

Bloom with 29g water, start timer, wait 29 seconds.

Continue pouring to 128g, wait until the bed drops about 1cm, then continue pouring to 230g total. Wait until all water drains through the filter.

Total time: 1 minute 50 seconds

When hot, prominent honey notes with a hint of fragrant barley tea.

As temperature drops to around 65°C, flavors emerge: floral, honey, jasmine tea, and citrus.

The cup is balanced, refreshing, with harmonious flavors.

Texture-Focused Style Brewing

Dripper: Kono resin 90th anniversary edition

Grind setting: BG grinder: 4t

Water temperature: 85°C

Bloom with 28g water, start timer, wait 31 seconds. Continue pouring to 101g, wait until water level approaches the coffee bed, then use slow, large circular pours to reach 205g total. Stop pouring and wait until all water drains through the filter.

Total time: 1 minute 55 seconds

When hot, the texture is rich with prominent clear tea notes.

As the temperature drops slightly, flavors burst forth: melon, floral, lychee, and tangerine.

Texture: High mouthfeel, round and smooth.

With this brewing method, it tastes remarkably like a pure Geisha—surprisingly so!

The choice of KONO dripper mainly slows drainage to increase coffee extraction time. Since the roast is light, this approach avoids amplifying green tea or herbal notes. Using lower temperatures with coarse, slow pours reduces agitation and prevents harsh flavors, resulting in fewer extracted compounds and a shortened water ratio.

Conclusion

Regardless of brewing style—balanced or texture-focused—the goal is to create a cup that better matches each customer's preferences and brings them closer to their ideal coffee experience.

Important Notice :

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