Microregion guide
Alto Quiel
알토 키엘
A highland part of Boquete containing Elida Estate.
Place and growing environment
Elida has volcanic soils, mist and cold nights, with surrounding cloud forest.
Recorded flavors
- 01Plum
- 02Rosewater
- 03Blackberry
Processing
Washed · Honey · Natural · Anaerobic natural, slow dried
Grown varieties
Geisha · Catuai · Typica · Chiroso · Laurina
Gesha
A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.
- Lineage
- Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Catuai
A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.
- Lineage
- Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
- Growing conditions
- Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Chiroso
A regional coffee name associated with cultivation in Urrao, Colombia.
- Lineage
- The Chiroso material in a 2021 genetic study grouped with Ethiopian landraces.
Laurina
A natural Bourbon mutation originating on Réunion.
- Lineage
- Also named Bourbon Pointu.
- Growing conditions
- Short internodes produce a compact, conical tree form.
- Traits
- Lower caffeine content than Bourbon, with narrow seeds among its characteristics.
Lot details
Elida Estate Catuai ASD
Wilford Lamastus — Elida Estate
Alto Quiel, Boquete · Harvest 2024-01
- Variety · process
- CatuaiAnaerobic slow-dried natural
- Tasting notes
- Plum · Rosewater · Blackberry · Port
Black Moon Chiroso Lot 49
Hunter Tedman — Black Moon Farm
Alto Quiel, Boquete
- Variety · process
- ChirosoAnaerobic natural
- Tasting notes
- Mixed berry candy · Grapefruit · Forest honey
Elida Estate
Lamastus family — Elida Estate
Torre, Elida Estate, Alto Quiel, Boquete · Harvest 2026-03
- Variety · process
- GeshaWashed
- Tasting notes
- Nectarine · Honey · Orange blossom · Jasmine
Black Moon
Hunter Tedman — Black Moon
Alto Quiel, Boquete, Chiriquí
- Variety · process
- ChirosoAnaerobic Natural
- Tasting notes
- Biscuit · Earl Grey · Blossom · Orange
Sources
- Lamastus Family Estates(opens in a new tab)
Specialty Coffee Association of Panama · Accessed
- Panama Elida Estate(opens in a new tab)
Sample Coffee · Accessed
- Black Moon Chiroso — Lot 49(opens in a new tab)
Brave Roasters · Accessed
- Best of Panama 2025 auction report(opens in a new tab)
Specialty Coffee Association of Panama · Accessed
- Elida Estate — Gesha(opens in a new tab)
Flower Child Coffee · Accessed
- Black Moon — Chiroso Lot 50(opens in a new tab)
Mazelab Coffee · Accessed