LIMITED | PANAMA | Mama Cata | Geisha | Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Panama
Process
Natural
Variety
Geisha
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66535248 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW66535248 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">The Garrido family has been cultivating coffee in Boquete, Panama since 1959, when Teodoro Garrido </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> the family's first farm. In the mid-1970s, Teodoro expanded the family business by </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">acquiring</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> another existing farm – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">now </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW66535248 BCX0">called,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> Mama Cata. Originally </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> in 1911, making it one of Boquete's oldest coffee farms, Teo renamed the farm, to honor its </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">previous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> owner. Since Teo’s passing a few years ago, the family farms are now under the watchful eyes of Teodoro’s two daughters: Liliana and Gissell. Two fiercely passionate sisters, who </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> be more different – but who share a vision, to take the business their father built into the future. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW66535248 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW66535248 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW66535248 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">The Garrido family have placed in the top ten, in all three Best of Panama categories (Geisha Washed, Geisha Natural, & Varietal) multiple time, m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">ost</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> of those coffees came from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">Mama Cata</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">. This Geisha lot was processed as a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">traditional</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> Natural – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">dried at the Garrido family’s mill, on unique raised beds. Taking inspiration from another of Teodoro’s passions – cultivating roses - the drying beds at the Garrido family’s mill are within a huge greenhouse. This unique approach to drying not only allows for precise temperature control (through vents allowing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">optimal</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> air circulation), but it also allows for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0">additional</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW66535248 BCX0"> vertical space – the drying beds are stacked 4 high, on top of each other. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW66535248 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <p class="p1"><br></p> <p class="p1"><span style="color: #565454;"><strong>How to Drink:</strong> Just like you wouldn't add soda to your best whiskey, this amazing coffee is meant to be drank black with no sugar or cream. </span></p> <div><br></div>