PANAMA
Single Origin | Omni

Honey Lime. Purple Fruits. Chocolate Wafer. 

Perched in the cloud-forests of Chiriquí and nestled between Volcán Barú, the tallest point in Panama, and the Panama-Costa Rican border, sits Finca Santa Teresa (FST) mighty 237-acres estate, in a stunning forest at 1400-1900m above sea level.

FST produces a range of premium specialty coffees, including Gesha, Caturra, Catuai and Pacamara varietals, and service multiple processes. Their Gesha varietal is a regular finalist in the Best of Panama competition, with more than a dozen awards in the last decade.The terroir that the farm sits on – rich volcanic soils, high altitude, weather systems driven by the Pacific and Atlantic and a series of ridges and valleys – drives coffee redolent of honeysuckle, lychee and strawberries.

What got us attracted into purchasing a combined one pallet of FST’s mixed varietal coffee recently is not only just the flavour notes but also the owners' primary focus for the well being of the farm, employees and its community. Their commitment to sustainability, for both the environment and the wellbeing of the staffs, and regular investment in infrastructure means that FST owners are always looking to better both their crop and the work environment of the team.

This lot number 20 of the Luella Miguel undergoes the honey processing method where each fully-ripe coffee fruits are selectively picked and skin-pulped before layered out on the raised drying beds under the dry altitude sun. These fruits are turned frequently as the sweet honey develops, enveloping and then absorbingthe surface of the bean. This create a unique sweetness along with a good acidity and a deep mellow body.

Our team of coffee roasters, after numerous roast profiling work, have also developed a sweet roast profile which allows this Luella Miguel Lot 20 to shine as an Omni Roast, perfect for filter brews yet delicious enough as an espresso or with milk. Luella Miguel is also the base coffee for our 8th Anniversary blend this 2021.

This will not be a coffee that will be available all year around, we foresee us running out of this coffee faster then you can spell F-I-N-C-A  S-A-N-T-A  T-E-R-E-S-A, so go for it, stash them up and tell us all about it!