From a coffee estate next to paradise, we
are proud to deliver an exciting and delightful gourmet coffee to the
discerning connoisseur coffee drinkers of the world!
Our 100% Arabica gourmet coffee:
- is well balanced,
- is multi-layered,
- has a good body,
- has a rich chocolate, fruity and nutty aroma, and
- has a long after taste.
Altitude/Elevation
The rule of thumb is that the higher the
coffee is grown, the harder the bean, and the harder the bean, the better the
flavour.
The slow maturation of high grown coffee
gives the trees more time to pull all of that rich yumminess out of the soil.
Grown at over 1400 m, our beans are of SHB
(Strictly Hard Bean) grade.
Ecosystem
In Finca Villa Donia, we have the optimal
ecosystem for cultivating coffee: deep, rich and fertile volcanic soils, warm
climate with sunshine as well as adequate rain (the famous bajareque, the fine
mists that comes across the mountains from the Caribbean to the North), shade
of indigenous trees, and many species of song birds.
Caring of our Coffee Trees
We pride ourselves in having one of the
best cared for coffee estates in Boquete, populated with the healthiest looking
coffee trees. With the help of a foreman
steeped in years of coffee growing experience and an agricultural specialist, we
constantly keep the soil covered, remove weeds, prune the coffee trees
correctly, replace problematic seedlings and trees, apply fertilizers, and
protect the coffee trees from insects and diseases.
Harvesting by selective hand picking
Our pickers are instructed to selectively
pick the berries at the peak of ripeness. These have higher aromatic oil and
lower organic acid content, and are therefore more fragrant, smooth, and
mellow.
Water quality
It is indisputable that Boquete has
abundant pure and clean water. It is
this clean water that we use for washing/processing the beans in our coffee
mills.
Great
coffee does not just happen.
