FrontStreet Coffee: Panama Baru Volcano Cupid 30% Geisha Premium Coffee Beans - Flavor Profile and Tasting Notes

A clean, transparent body with white grape and caramel aromas followed by honey notes, and an enchanting high-mountain black tea aroma. High sweetness, low acidity, and a rounded mouthfeel. Drinking it is like falling in love - sweet and tart sensations every day.

Product Information

Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227 g
Packaging: Bulk
Flavor Profile: Acidic coffee beans
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Panama
Roast Level: Medium roast

Panama Volcan Baru Series Cupido

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB Grade

Region: Baru Volcano

Altitude: 1600-1650 m

Annual Rainfall: 3500 mm

Processing Method: Honey process and traditional washed

Varieties: Catuai, Caturra, containing 30% Geisha

Harvest Year: 2015

Green Bean Size: 17-18 screen

Flavor Notes: White grape, caramel, honey, black tea

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

The Heritage of Panama Coffee

Panama coffee originated in 1780, when European immigrants introduced the first Typica varieties. Located in Central America, the region enjoys the natural advantages of sunshine, fertile land, and high mountains, combined with an ample labor force, making it an exceptional area for cultivating high-quality specialty coffee - a true paradise for coffee cultivation. In particular, Geisha variety coffee from Panama sparked the global trend of specialty coffee appreciation, successfully attracting worldwide market interest in Panamanian coffee.

The Boquete region is Panama's oldest and most renowned coffee-producing area, situated on the eastern side of Baru Volcano at an average elevation of 1000-2000 meters. The "Volcan Baru National Park" serves as an ecological conservation area with extremely rich biodiversity and multiple microclimates. Perpetually shrouded in mist with abundant rainfall, these conditions create excellent cultivation environments, giving Boquete coffee its unique aroma and making it the region with the highest production and finest quality in Panama. During each harvest season, coffee farmers use the refined washed method and sun-drying process, ensuring full, flavorful green coffee beans.

The Terroir of Baru Volcano

Baru Volcano is not only Panama's highest mountain range - early volcanic activity and eruptions deposited vast amounts of fertile soil. This soil is rich in nutrients, with volcanic ash particularly abundant in phosphorus and sulfur. Mixed with clay and combined with unique climate patterns, it creates an ideal environment for growing premium coffee. The dense forests and numerous species contribute to overall biodiversity.

Here, approximately 50 coffee farmers form a small cooperative, all using traditional Boquete methods to produce coffee and allowing it to grow in a near-natural environment. Although yields are not high, this approach maintains a rich ecological environment and can preserve or even improve soil quality. Natural cultivation methods not only benefit the environment but also allow coffee cherries to grow slowly, resulting in higher-quality, exceptionally flavorful beans. Farmers manually harvest complete coffee cherries and transport them to the nearby Cafe de Eleta S.A. for processing. The processing facility is located about 4 kilometers from the farms and includes a modern laboratory for cupping quality control and manual sorting.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

This Cupido lot already carries 30% Geisha alongside Catuai and Caturra, so if the white grape, caramel, and honey notes above appeal to you, FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Boquete Geisha is the most accessible next step - a washed, entry-level Geisha with the classic Boquete orange-blossom honey character, an oolong tea mouthfeel, and layered fruit acidity. For a higher grade, the Esmeralda Red Label is grown at 1,600-1,800 meters and cups above 90 points, while the Green Label blends several plots into the estate's signature high-altitude expression. If you enjoy fruit-forward coffees, the Strawberry Candy Gesha blend pairs a Costa Rica honey-process coffee with Panama Geisha for rose florals and sweet fruit, and it works in a pour-over, moka pot, or espresso machine. All of these come from the same Boquete terroir around Baru Volcano that gives the Cupido its distinctive character.