honey black tea base tone of flavor, having nice floral aroma like jasmine, taste more orange peel and sweetness when cooling a bit. generally a very well balanced coffee.
Typica is an old variety of Arabica but not commonly found in Central American because of it’s low productivity comparing to Bourbon and it’s mutation varieties like Caturra and Caturri. Typica has distinct characteristics and it might be the easiest variety to identify. The plants have a conical shape with a main vertical trunk and can reach up to 5 m. Leaves, cherries, and green beans are usually elongated, and the tips of leaves are bronze when young.
Mama Cata is a very top notch award winning farm located in some of the best growing territory in Panama, Jose’s highest elevation and most renowned farm (he owns Garrido Estate as well as some other smaller fields). Some of the biggest names in Panama coffee are also located in this prime territory, Hacienda Esmeralda and Elida Estate are neighbors.
Founded in 1911, one of the original premium Panama farms, currently owned by Jose David Garrido Perez (who also owns Garrido, and just happens to be decent friends with our Panamanian farmer buddy, Keith Pech). Jose had 3 of his coffees place in the Best of Panama, including a chop of his Panama Mokka which went for $142/lb! This farm knows how to grow/process some of the world’s best coffee. [Source: Burman Coffee, https://burmancoffee.com/product/filter-by/central-america/panama-mama-cata/%5D
- Origin: Panama
- Region: Bouquete, Chiriqui
- Farm: Mama Cata
- Altitude: 1200m
- Producer: Garrido Family
- Cultivar: Brown Tip Typica
- Processing: Washed