Panama Finca Candela Specialty Coffee Beans: Rich Fruity Acidity Flavor Profile and Aromatic Characteristics

Cupping Notes: Dried fruit aroma, rich fruit acidity, pronounced sweetness on the palate, with notes of lemon, orange, cranberry, and green tea. The texture is uniform and smooth, soft with subtle floral notes, and the sweet aftertaste lingers persistently.

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop | Shelf Life: 90 days | Net Weight: 227g | Packaging: Bulk coffee beans | Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans | Sugar Content: Sugar-free | Origin: Panama | Roast Degree: Medium roast

Panama Jurutungo Honey Catuai

Country: Panama

Grade: SHB

Region: Volcancito Region

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Honey process

Variety: Catuai

Processing Mill: La Tortuga Estate

Flavor Profile: Lemon, orange, cranberry, green tea

Panama Premium Coffee Origins

Panama's premium coffee is cultivated in the western part of the country, near Costa Rica and close to the Pacific coast. Coffee from the Boquete district of Chiriqui province is the most renowned, with other notable regions including Volcán, Santa Clara, and Candela. Additional coffee-growing areas include the David, Remacimeinto, Bugaba, and Tole districts. Only coffee grown at altitudes between 1300 and 1500 meters is considered specialty coffee.

The Catuai Variety

Catuai is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra — essentially a second-generation cross. It inherits Caturra's advantage of a low-growing plant structure, and its name comes from an indigenous term meaning "very good." As a member of the Arabica family, Catuai is relatively high-yielding.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Panama sits in Central America, with its coffee zones in the western districts of Boquete, Volcán, Santa Clara, and Piedra de Candela — and Boquete and Volcán are the specialty regions you will hear about most. Both lie in Chiriqui province, squarely in the heart of the coffee belt, blessed with fertile volcanic soil and ancient forest. Frequent cloud cover between the mountains keeps days humid and nights cool, and the longer ripening at higher elevations lets the fruit absorb more nutrients and develop richer, more distinctive flavors.

If this honey Catuai piques your interest, FrontStreet Coffee's Panama Diamond Mountain makes a natural next step: a standout brand from Esmeralda Estate built mainly on Caturra and Catuai, with beans picked from the estate's Jaramillo and Canas Verdes farms, where volcanic soil and primeval-forest shade produce green beans of exceptional fruit aroma and sweetness. FrontStreet's Panama "Butterfly" is another fine choice — it combines Geisha, Caturra, and Catuai genetics, so you get half of Geisha's prized bloodline: jasmine florals over bright citrus acidity and a full body, excellent both as pour-over and cold brew. And when you are ready for the summit, the Esmeralda Red Label Geisha — harvested from a single plot above 1700 meters with a cupping score of 91 — offers the exquisite orange-honey character that made Panama famous.