Panama — Lamastus Family El Burro Estate Gesha (Washed) Lot 17

Tastes Like — 🍑 White Peach • 🍋 Meyer Lemon • 🌸 Jasmine

DETAILS

• Producer: Lamastus Family
• Farm: El Burro Estate
• Region: Chiriqui, Panama
• Varietal: Gesha
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 1,700–1,800 MASL
• Size: 114g

INTRO

El Burro Lot 17 is the latest washed Gesha release from this celebrated Lamastus Family estate — and it speaks with a voice that is distinctly its own. Where Lot 16 leaned into stone fruit and vinous depth, Lot 17 opens brighter and more floral, with a citric clarity and a peach sweetness that feels almost weightless. It's a coffee that rewards patience: the cup evolves beautifully as it cools.

THE PRODUCER

El Burro Estate belongs to the Lamastus Family, whose commitment to Panamanian specialty coffee spans generations. The farm sits at the southern edge of Panama, partially within the Barú Volcano National Park, where the land rises from 1,550 to 1,800 MASL. Rich young volcanic soils, dense native rainforest canopy, and markedly cool nights — temperatures at the Elida mill dropping to 13–15°C — slow cherry ripening by as much as a month, building extraordinary density and sweetness in each bean.

The Lamastus Family have been consistent contenders at the Best of Panama auction. El Burro is prized for its unique microclimate: heavy wet-season precipitation (averaging 3,200mm annually) gives way to a pronounced dry season, concentrating sugars in a way that few farms in the country can replicate.

THE PROCESS

The Washed process at El Burro Estate involves:

• 🍒 Selective Harvest — Cherries picked at peak burgundy ripeness
• 🔧 Pulping — Skin removed immediately after harvest
• 🧪 Fermentation — Controlled at the Elida mill at 13–20°C for 24–36 hours
• 💧 Washing — Seeds washed once full fermentation is complete
• ☀️ Drying — Seeds dried on raised beds or in the Dark Room for 15–20 days
• ✅ Lot Selection — Lot 17 selected for its exceptional clarity and citric brightness

Careful temperature management throughout fermentation and gentle drying preserve the Gesha variety's signature florality whilst allowing the estate's terroir — volcanic soils, cool nights, pristine rainforest microclimate — to express itself fully.

THE CUP

Lot 17 is a study in luminosity: white peach sweetness leads, anchored by a bright Meyer lemon lift and threaded through with jasmine that carries from aroma all the way into the finish. The cup is pristine and elegant, with a silky mouthfeel that typifies El Burro's exceptional growing conditions.

Flavour Notes

• 🍑 White Peach
• 🍋 Meyer Lemon
• 🌸 Jasmine