NEW TO THE WORLD COFFEE...
We are now roasting. Fabulous Coffee!Elida is one of the finest gourmet estate specialty coffees in the world and consistently ranks above the rest. Panama Geisha coffee is considered the best produced coffee in the world. What could be better than growing the best variety of arabica, the geisha, in one of the finest growing micro-climates? Not much!
We are proud to offer the 1st production of Elida Estate Geisha Coffee. CFP has acquired the only quantity of this very
rare coffee.
This coffee cups like the masterpiece Esmeralda Geisha with a few surprises which makes it Elida Geisha. You will not be disappointed. A WOW coffee.
8 oz. or 12 oz. Roasted Whole Bean
Black Valved Bag
Extremely Limited!
We will be roasting very small quantities at a time and it may take a week to ship.
Suzanne visiting with Thatcher Lamastus at Elida Estate. Photo was taken about 5600 ft on the dirt road at the top of the property where it extends into the Volcan Baru National Park.
Finca Elida can be found high up in the Alto Quiel area on the eastern side of Volcano Baru above Boquete, Panama. Thatcher Lamastus who is in his 70's and still going strong is still very much involved with the growing and processing of this coffee. He is considered the most knowledgeable processor of coffee in Panama. His son, Wilford, is in charge of quality and manages the estate operations. All production batches of coffee are cupped several times daily until it is shipped.
Thatcher is the son of Robert Lamastus who started Finca Elida at the turn of the century. It is located at about 5600 ft (1700 m) above sea level and backs up to the Volcan Baru National Park. Much of the farm is actually located in the National Park and is not planted in coffee and is kept in its natural virgin forest state.
The unique micro climate of the Alto Quiel area produces some of the best specialty coffee of Panama and the World. The cherries are picked at full maturity by native Ngobe-Bugle Indians. The coffee is then washed and processed on the mountain to maximize the rich flavour of this coffee.
Wilford Lamastus checking quality and taste of coffee.
