Panama Bouquet (washed process) beans

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Details

Origin

Panama

Process

Washed

Roast Suitability

Description

About the Origin Natural bean nuances (cup notes) – low acidity, clean tasting, mild and smooth, with notes of chocolate, tobacco, cedar This Bouquet Estate coffee produces an outstanding mild cup with a medium body, a good aroma, and pleasant high acidity. The smooth tasting cup is balanced, it exhibits a brown sugar like sweetness, a lush milk chocolate mouthfeel, delicate cashew nuances, and hints of caramel. Bouquet coffees are considered among the best coffees in the world! — Origin: Panama Bouquet – 100% Arabica – Varietal: Caturra, Catuai, Typica — Region: Central America – Processing: washed – Grade: specialty grade — Flavor Family: brown sugar, milk chocolate, caramel – Aroma: chocolate, vanilla — Acidity: medium/high – Body: medium – Sweetness: medium/high – Best Roast: medium roast — Altitude: 3800-6200 ft – Best Brew: drip, pour over – 100% fresh current harvest Bouquet is the best known of Panama’s producing coffee regions. Here the mountainous topography produces various distinct micro-climates which results in outstanding quality coffee beans. The cool weather and frequent mists help slow the maturation of the coffee cherries and it is said that mimics the effects of higher altitude. The beans here are very uniform and dense producing a mild coffee with a medium body, a good aroma and high acidity. These Estate coffees from the Panama highlands are considered among the best in the world. About the Roasting Process Maybe you have heard that roasting coffee is a work of art and to achieve excellent beautiful taste development in coffee beans it requires skillful and calculated inputs by the roast master throughout the entire roasting process? Is this true or not… Let’s look at this topic a little deeper. Some would argue that roasting coffee is easier than all that and you don’t need to worry about all those “technical aspects” to enjoy roasting your own coffee at home. In the most basic sense, you simply need to heat the beans to about 450*F or until t