Panama Finca Esther - Lot43 SL34

The Story Finca Esther & Minerva is part of MásCafé Panama coffee farms in Boquete, Panama, located in the Chiriqui Province district of Boquete at 1550 Mts. The farm is led by Martin Santos Chavez and Esther Leung, who are at the forefront of innovation in processes such as yeasts, carbonic macerations, fermentations and slow drying. Nested on the slopes of the Baru volcano, the conditions and diversity of the ecosystem create a unique terroir for growing coffee. Martin starts by harvesting only the ripe coffee cherries, he then puts them through a flotation process to discard all the empty beans and unripe cherries. In coffee processing, the "darkroom process" refers to a controlled environment for drying coffee beans, often used to achieve specific flavour profiles and quality. This technique involves carefully regulating temperature and humidity within a sealed space, mimicking a darkroom environment for photographic film development. By manipulating these conditions, producers can