Panama | Elida Estate - Torre | Geisha | ASD DRD Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Panama
Process
Natural
Variety
Geisha
Altitude
1700 masl
About This Bean
<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW16196830 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16196830 BCX8">Los </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW16196830 BCX8">Naranjos</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16196830 BCX8">, Boquete, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16196830 BCX8">Chiriqui</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW16196830 BCX8"><span class="SCXW16196830 BCX8"> </span><br class="SCXW16196830 BCX8"></span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1700 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: </strong><span class="TextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">At this point, t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">he </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Lamastus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> family </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">legacy </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">has become legendary. They </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">have been growing coffee in the Boquete region of Panama for over 100 years and have won the Best of Panama competition </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">multiple</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> times with their Geisha</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> – most recently, placing 1</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span data-fontsize="12" class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW221431536 BCX8">st</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> in the Natural Geisha category, in the 2024 competition, with a Geisha from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Elida</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> E</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">tat</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> </span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Wilford </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Lamastus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> and his son, Wilford Jr., manage the family's three farms high up in the cloudy rainforest of the Boquete region, on the edge of the Volcan Baru National Park. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Elida</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> E</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">tat</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">was their first farm to be planted with Geisha back in 2005, and they have been producing some of the best Geisha in the world ever since. In 2018 and 2019, Geisha from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Elida</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> won both the washed and the natural categories in the Best of Panama competition, something never seen before! </span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">This Geisha </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">was grown in the Torre section of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">Elida</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> (the first section to be planted, back in 2005) and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">was processed using </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">an innovative new processing technique, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8">utilizing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221431536 BCX8"> both Wilford’s custom-built reactive fermenters and a brand-new temperature-controlled dark room to precisely dry the coffee. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW221431536 BCX8"> </span></p>