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Panama Mama Cata Geisha

Santa Cruz based Verve Coffee Roasters just released Mama Cata Estate 2010 honey-processed Geisha. Although we personally haven’t had a chance to taste this coffee, all reports from those who have agree: this coffee is caps lock DELICIOUS and worth EVERY PENNY. BUY BUY BUY.

Mama Cata is imported from Panama by Cafe Imports, based in St. Paul, MN.

Mama Cata, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mama Cata, does it show again?
My my, just how much I’ve missed you
Yes, I’ve been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mama Cata, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.

From Espresso Lab Microroasters, here’s a bit of history on Mama Cata Estate:

Mama Cata Estate is located in the region of Boquete, Micro Region of Alto Qiel, Panama.

Jose David Garrido a passionate farmer committed to quality owns the farm, which he bought in 1997. The estate has featured well in the Best of Panama competition, a competition awarding farms for quality. Located at 1533m above sea level, the soil is black and volcanic. The Terroir, climate and Caturra trees give its character.

The farm itself is sectioned into lots, using GPS coordinates. With the data they can acquire information about the varietal, soil composition, health of the lot, production, etc. The most crucial process during harvesting is ripeness and timing in the picking. It goes without saying, great coffee comes from great coffee harvesting.

Once the lots are picked and identified, traceability is continued during depulping, placing the coffee on the patio and dried during the night or done in the early hours of the morning until about 2pm for one day, then placed in drum dryers for about 36 drying hours. The patio drying is done according to weather patterns, which are monitored with weather stations.

Once the coffee is cooled completely, it is cupped for defects, packed for storage and each lot is separated according to traceability, which has been monitored throughout.