PANAMA EL SALTO " LAURINA " NATURAL SUN- DRIED

  Special Edition

  Panama El Salto

  LAURINA

  Natural Sun - Dried

 Jasmine • Papaya • Honey - like • Apricot • Mangosteen

At the end of the 1940s, in the District of Boquete at a region known as El Salto which is located near the top of the Baru Volcano, the highest mountain in Panama; the coffee tradition of our parents, Vidal Suarez and Eira Gutierrez de Suarez, was born.  The parents eagerly worked and cultivated the land with their own hands at their first coffee plantation known as Camiseta.  This farm was located at 1800 mts above sea level and planted with the Laurina / Bourbon Pointu (a variety of decaf by nature) variety. When the farm was in full production.

Nowadays, after 70 years and with a lot of pride and respect for their legacy, two of their six children (Carlos and Laura Suarez) decided to jointly continue this tradition and formed the enterprise of Grupo Vicala; this company has three farms and estates named in the same way.

Camiseta –Los Limones and Doña Eira are located at places with an altitude which range from 1700 to 1880 mts above sea level and a temperature between 13 and 22 degree celcius at El Salto area,  there we keep the Typica, Yellow Catuai, Bourbon Pointu (Laurina) and Geisha varieties offering the wash and natural processes. Unique and outstanding Laurina or Bourbon Pointu (decaf by nature) is with a strong emphasis on natural processing that enhances the full aromatic richness and sweetness in the cup. This micro-lot immediately stood out during our cupping: an elegant and refined coffee, scoring 92/100, delivering a truly unique sensory experience. Expect an intense floral fragrance – jasmine, mallow, delicate yellow blossoms – lifted by hints of mangosteen and papaya, and wrapped in a honey-like sweetness reminiscent of fine tea. A rare, bright, and harmonious coffee that captures the very soul of the Boquete mountains.