Panama — Lamastus Family Elida Estate Gesha (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🌸 White Flowers • 🍑 Orchard Fruits • 🍵 Oolong Tea • 🍋 Sweet Lemon

DETAILS

• Producer: Lamastus Family
• Farm: Elida Estate
• Region: Boquete, Panama
• Varietal: Gesha
• Process: Washed
• Elevation: 1,670–1,950 masl

INTRO Elida Estate is the flagship farm in the Lamastus family fleet — four generations and over a hundred years of coffee tradition, founded by Robert Lamastus in 1918. This stunning washed Gesha displays the variety's cup profile beautifully: white flower aromatics, abundant orchard fruit, and a finish that sips like oolong tea, complemented by sweet lemon and honey. In the cup: white flowers, orchard fruits, oolong tea, and sweet lemon.

THE PRODUCER Founded by Robert Lamastus in 1918, Elida Estate is the most well-known farm in the Lamastus fleet, now led by grandson Wilford Lamastus, Sr., and great-grandson Wilford Jr. Located in Panama's southernmost coffee-growing region, part of the estate sits inside Barú Volcano National Park (BVNP) — protected status that keeps the farmland among the most undisturbed in Panama, surrounded by native cloud rainforest and enriched by fresh volcanic soil from Volcán Barú. The farm's high elevation, paired with a climate that swings from very dry to very wet across seasons, extends ripening times for some of Elida's most beloved lots, including this washed Gesha.

THE PROCESS Handpicked cherries at peak ripeness are sorted for quality, then pulped. They undergo a short period of underwater fermentation before being thoroughly rinsed, leaving no trace of mucilage or pectin, then spread on raised beds to dry.

The extended ripening time, driven by Elida's dramatic wet-to-dry seasonal swings, is the defining factor here — it's what builds the depth and complexity behind this cup's shift from orchard fruit and white florals through tropical mango to a final tartaric, black tea-like finish.

THE CUP Hot, it displays classic Gesha beauty — magnolia-like white florals, abundant orchard fruit, and an oolong tea finish with sweet lemon and honey. Warming, tropical mango enters alongside white peach and fresh cherry, with the oolong finish holding steady. Cool, the acidity turns tartaric and juicy, with tart mango, yellow peach, and lychee playing through the final sips, the tea character shifting from oolong to black tea. Vibrant and structured from first sip to last.

Flavour Notes 🌸 White Flowers 🍑 Orchard Fruits 🍵 Oolong Tea 🍋 Sweet Lemon