Panama Elida Vuelta Geisha Natural

We’re beyond excited to introduce the Panama Elida Vuelta Geisha Natural—our very first Vuelta lot, crafted just for you! Get ready for a flavor adventure that bursts with juicy lychee, fragrant jasmine, and a sparkling mandarin finish, rounded out by subtle undertones of peach, pineapple, and green tea.

This exceptional coffee comes from the legendary Lamastus Family’s Elida Estate, renowned for their award-winning treasures—including the record-shattering Elida Geisha Aguacatillo, which sold for an astonishing $6,034 per pound.

The Lamastus Family Estates is a group of farms that were founded by Robert Lamastus in 1918, Amado Boutet in 1925 and Luito Lamastus in 2014. It is group of four estates named Elida Estate, El Burro Estate, Luito Geisha and Sendero Geisha (not producing yet). All the farms are located in different areas of the highlands of Boquete, Panama, making each one different from each other for its unique microclimate and microorganisms surrounding them and the Terroir.

Around half of the Elida Estate farm is located within the Volcan Baru National Park, a protected ecological reserve and sanctuary for exotic plants, birds, butterflies and mammals (like the tropical tiger). The Baru volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, at 3,475m/12,475 feet, with an area of 14,000ha and 7 different climate zones depending on the elevation. Elida obtained all the benefits from the National Park growing coffee in these attributes with elevations ranging from 1670/5,550ft up to 2060+masl/6,760ft one of the many reasons this coffee is produced under a unique world condition.

Best of Panama 2022 winning three top geishas and the Panamá Cup - Best Coffee Producer of the year. The BOP-2020 EGN ASD, as in 2019 and 2018, came from LA TORRE LOT, a very special lot that meets all the requirements of one of the best Terroirs for Geisha in the world. Elida Estate is a 2X Best of Panama Awarded Natural Geisha, as well as Top Auction Price winner in 2018 & 2019. Two months prior to the auction, Best of Panama hosted a competition where it earned a score of 95.25/100. Our CEO and Roastmaster at Klatch Coffee, Mike, had the honor of being one of the 21 judges for the event, which drew coffee connoisseurs from all over the world. Additionally, Coffee Review awarded the Panama Elida Geisha Natural 97 points in 2019.

Best of Panama (BOP) is a platform which serves Panamanian growers interested in the specialization of high-quality coffees. Growers do so via innovation and blind cupping exercise to discover and validate Panamanian Optimum Coffee Quality. This activity is 100% designed and organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) - a Panamanian non-profit coffee growers / processors association. At the same time, Best of Panama or “BOP Certification” is the assurance that only the coffees that have gone through the strict Best of Panama Protocol, can be sold as such. The only authorized body to issue the BOP Certification is SCAP (the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama). To reach this level, the SCAP BOP Standard Committee has devoted more than 2,000 members-hours to reach a Protocol for the BOP evaluation activity. The Committee is in permanent evaluation of the complete process to offer all coffee growers the best and fair opportunity for their lots to be evaluated. As such, the commitment is, not only to evaluate the coffee itself, but also to assure that the equipment is at its best, as well as the carrying out of its logistics in general.