Lamastus family (Elida)

Description

Tastes Like: Sangria, Purple Florals, Blood Orange

Origin: Aguacate Lot, Elida Estate, Chiriqui, Panama

Variety: Gesha

Producer: Lamastus Family

Elevation: 1,875-2,000 masl

Process: Dark Room Dried Natural

Elida Estate, Aguacate Lot

Elida Estate is part of Lamastus Family Estates in Alto Quiel, Boquete, in Panama’s Chiriquí highlands. The Lamastus family has grown coffee here since 1918. The estate lies partly within Volcán Barú National Park, with coffee growing among volcanic soils and surrounding native cloud forest.

The Aguacate lot lies within Volcán Barú National Park at 1,875–2,000 masl. Volcanic soils, cool temperatures, and surrounding native cloud forest provide the setting for this high-elevation Gesha.

Variety

Gesha, also spelled Geisha, is an Arabica variety with Ethiopian origins. Panamanian Gesha is valued for its high cup-quality potential at altitude and often shows delicate floral and stone-fruit aromatics. Cultivation, harvest, processing, and roasting all shape how those characteristics appear in the final cup.

Processing

For this natural lot, harvested cherries moved directly to drying without a separate fermentation stage. The cherries dried whole in a dark room before the dried fruit was removed. The producer’s lot record, EGN DRD AGUACATE 0602 260225, marks the start of the coffee’s resting period as February 26, 2025.

Dark Room Drying, or DRD, uses an enclosed dark room with fans and dehumidifiers to manage airflow and moisture removal. It controls the drying environment without adding a separate fermentation step by itself.

Text from Hydrangea Coffee Roasters' listing.