Finca Santa Teresa

Finca Santa Teresa’s Summer plot produces shade-grown coffee from 12-year old trees, situated at an average elevation of 1555 MASL. To produce this honey process the cherry is picked fully ripe then skins pulped before being layered out on the raised drying beds under the dry altitude sun. Turned frequently as the sweet honey develops, enveloping then absorbing the surface of the bean. Creating a unique sweetness along with the high-altitude acidity enveloped in a deep mellow body.

Description:

Finca Santa Teresa (FST) is a coffee farm and mill in Santa Clara, Renacimiento, nestled high in the cloud forest near the Volcán Barú; Panama’s highest peak, adjacent to La Amistad National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Farm occupies 237 acres of stunning forest between 1400-1600m above sea level.

A regular finalist in the Best of Panama competition, with more than a dozen awards in the last decade, FST produces a range of premium specialty coffees, including Gesha, Caturra, Catuai and Pacamara varietals.

The Farm’s terroir – 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.

Lot: Summer

Region: Santa Clara, Renacimiento, Panama

Varietal: Gesha

Farm: Finca Santa Teresa

Process: Honey

Altitude: 1555 MASL (average)