La Torcaza Estate - Panama

         This coffee comes from the Baru side of Volcan Baru and faces out toward the Pacific Ocean. The dormant volcano lies in the heart of Panama's coffee producing zone. The Janson family has owned the farm for nearly one hundred years but has been growing coffee for only fifteen years. Their concept was to make the commitment from the first plantings to produce the best coffee they possibly could with the best methods available either from the realm of the time-tested and traditional or drawing upon the most up to date growing and processing technology.

         The result is a farm and a mill that are second to none both in their appearance and maintenance and in the coffee produced there. Because the land at La Torcaza Estate is nearly all level and at the same elevation the coffee is incredibly focused and intense and has a purity of aroma and flavor that is unique. There is a bright lemon note and a hint of butterscotch and cognac. The test, though, of a truly great coffee is to let it cool down and check to see if it tastes the same or begins to show its faults. La Torcaza Estate, however, passes this test with flying colors, as it cools, the flavor and aroma, while more subdued at a lower temperature, hardly change at all. La Torcaza Estate is truly one of the world’s greatest coffees.

This coffee can be used for drip, french press or as a single-origin espresso.