Agua Tibia - Panama Gesha ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Guatemala 

COFFEE-GROWING REGION: Fraijanes

DEPARTMENT: Guatemala 

MUNICIPALITY: San José Pinula

FARM SIZE: 1,530 hectares (300 under coffee)

ELEVATION: 1,600-1,780m above sea level

VARIETY: Panama Gesha

PROCESSING: Washed

FARM MANAGER: Erick de la Roca

FARM OWNER: Castillo Family

AWARDS: Anacafe Regional Competition (1st/2016, 2nd/2017)

This exquisite Gesha variety micro-lot was grown and processed at Finca Agua Tibia, an estate located just outside of Guatemala City, in the Fraijanes Plateau. Agua Tibia has been in the Castillo Family since 1886. Historically the land was used to produce wood for the family’s beer brewery. In the 1930s, Holstein and Angus cattle were introduced, and the farm quickly became one of the leading cattle ranches in the country, which remained the primary focus for the farm until 2005.

Coffee was introduced to Agua Tibia in the 1950s, with Bourbon and Typica varieties being planted. At this time, no one in the region had coffee plantations, so the initial plot for the land was very small and experimental. By the 1980s around 112 hectares were planted with coffee, but it wasn’t until 2012 that the family began focusing all of its efforts on coffee production.

Currently, the farm is planted with Caturra, Pache, Bourbon, Catuai and Mondo Novo – with Gesha and Pacamara planted as recently as 2019. During harvesting time at Agua Tibia (between beginning of November to end of March) around 200 people are employed, which helps sustain the local economy. These seasonal workers are trained in best-picking techniques, and only ripe, red cherries are delivered through the wet mill.

At wet mill, they are pulped and delivered to tanks for fermentation. After around 48 hours, the coffee is washed using clean water and then delivered for drying on the farm’s patios. The parchment is thinly spread and regularly raked over the course of 14 days so as to ensure slow even drying.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

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