Panama Coffee (Piedra Candela)

Cafe de Eleta’s premises are located near La Amistad International Park, a primary rainforest preserve belonging to Central America’s ecological corridor and just 1 kilometre from the Panama  Costa Rica border. Due to its significance to the ecosystem and biodiversity, the park has been declared a Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Coffees grown on the farm between altitudes of 1200 to 1675 metres benefit from this special location within the cloud forest, which is rich with exotic species and a wide variety of animals and plants.

Taste: Extraordinary character, with a jasmine-like aroma and unbelievable acidity; it has citrus and honey flavours, a very smooth finish and a long aftertaste

Described as a rich coffee with a delicate floral note, light in texture and sweet aftertaste. Grown by the brothers of the Janson family at 2000 meters in rich volcanic soil. They have their own processing facility..the Cafe Volcan Baru Beneficio .The cherries are washed in spring water and fermented for 36 hours, before patio drying for several days they are washed by hand.(The management of the farm has won an award for one of the best run farms in Central America). They are then stored for over 90 days to develop a more complex and balanced profile . Selection of the best coffees before bagging assures the high quality of the coffee.