Description
La Alquería • Volcancito, Boquete — Panama
Panama Alquería — Pacamara Washed
Region Volcancito, Boquete • Process Washed (Classic) • Variety Pacamara • Elevation ~1,460 m
QUALITIES: crisp • bright • floral-citric • malty/nutty-chocolate contrast
RECOMMENDED ROAST: Light‑Medium
CHAFF LEVEL: High
TASTING NOTES – ROASTING NOTES
Light Roast
Crisp & bright • Floral perfume • Lively citrus • Delicate peach • Clean, lively finish
Medium Roast
Balanced & clean • Milk chocolate • Sweet malty/nutty • Subtle florals • Moderate, composed acidity
Dark Roast
Fuller body • Robust chocolate/malt • Lowered acidity • Very clean aftertaste
Best expression at Light–Medium; still tasty from Light to Dark.
Flavor Profile
Citrus • Floral • Caramel • Nutty • Chocolate
A crisp, bright, clean and balanced washed Pacamara. Upfront floral perfume and lively citrus glide over a sweet
malty/nutty core and chocolate undertones. Best at light‑medium where clarity and sweetness meet; enjoyable across the spectrum. As the cup cools, a soft fruit hint can emerge in the light‑medium range.If you prefer a little more fruit, more body but less acidity, you might like the Natural Version.
ORIGIN: Volcancito — Boquete (Chiriquí), Panama
Finca La Alquería — Pacamara (Washed)
Finca La Alquería is a friend’s farm, highly recommended by our colleagues at Damarli Estate. Keith found this lot and sent us a sample: an incredible traditional Pacamara; we couldn’t resist throwing it away. The first thing that stands out about this lot, and most Pacamara beans, is that it has giant beans. Basically, only Pacamara and Margogype produce beans of this size. Pacamara beans are not only known for their size, but also for their intense cup flavor and sweet edges that create a pleasant contrast between brighter notes and a more rustic chocolatey undertone.
Despite this, Panama is quickly becoming the most innovative coffee-producing country in the world, taking coffee farming to a new level. As individual strains like Geisha become more popular and the hybrid controlled fermentation process is perfected, a new world for coffee is opening up. Many Panamanian coffee growers found it very difficult to compete in price and volume with neighboring countries, so they decided to focus on quality and boutique coffee to save the industry in Panama. And it worked! Panamanian coffee currently fetches the highest prices, often among the highest in the world.
AREA
The Volcancito – Boquete Chiriqui
The Volcancito area offers optimal conditions for coffee growing; our beans are carefully grown and harvested, ensuring a rich and flavorful cup of coffee. Finca La Alquería is proud of its commitment to sustainable agricultural practices. They share this message with us:
“We believe in respecting the environment and working with nature to produce high-quality coffee. This has led us to adopt various agricultural practices, such as beekeeping and pollination, which help protect the natural habitat and wildlife that share our land.”
Another practice we apply on our farm is to minimize the chemical load applied to our coffee crops (through fertilization or fumigation). Thanks to these agricultural practices, our farm produces high-quality specialty coffees, such as the Pacamara, Catuaí, Yellow Bourbon, Geisha, and SL-28 varieties.
“We have a special commitment to the families who work on our farm; we understand that our success is only possible thanks to their effort and dedication.”
We believe that education is a fundamental right and a key factor for social mobility. We are committed to providing educational opportunities to the children of our farmworkers, which we recognize as an investment in their future and that of our community. We are proud of this program, which reflects our values of sustainability, social responsibility, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
Seasonality — Harvest
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Primary high‑altitude harvest window: May → Aug (Volcancito–Boquete)
See the previous description format.
While popularizing single strains like Geisha along with dialing in hybrid controlled fermentation processing. A whole new world of coffee. Many Panamanian farmers found it very hard to compete price and volume wise with the neighbor countries so they decided to go boutique and high quality to save the industry in Panama, boy has it worked. Panama coffees now demand the highest prices and are often rated some of the highest in the world.
Finca La Alqueria is a friend of a friend, highly recommended by our buddies at Damarli Estate. Keith found this lot and sent us a sample, amazing traditional Pacamara, we couldn’t help but to throw it in the container. The first thing one will notice about this lot, and most Pacamara beans, they have some giant beans. Basically only Pacamara and Margogype will produce beans this big. Pacamara beans are not only known for their size, but their full flavored sweet edged cups that pull nice contrast between brighter notes and a more rustic chocolaty undertone.
Tasting Notes: A crisp, bright, clean and balanced cup. We thought it best light-medium roasted but quite tasty from light to dark. This is an awesome example of washed processed Panama coffee. A hefty full flavored cup: floral, citric and sweet tones contrasting with malty, nutty and rustic chocolate like tones. A hint of soft fruit can be found as the cup cools in the light-medium roast levels. Lighter roasts push the tones towards the more acidic side but these beans are clean enough to handle the lighter roasting, give it a longer setup time after roasting. Medium roasts are the best starting point for medium-low acidity fans, it balances the cup out nicely with traditional darker tones, a creamier body and mouthfeel. A wonderful mix of floral and malty/chocolaty without being too sour upfront. Darker roast get much heftier, good for the stronger coffee fans and will cut out all of the citric and fruitier components to the cup.
Roasting Notes: Easy to roast, wonderful prep and medium to low chaff. We recommend starting on the light to medium roast spectrum, this is where these high class beans will separate themselves from the competition. If you want to build more body and dark tones, or reduce the acidity, take it a bit darker.
In the charming town of Volcancito, Boquete, is a boutique, family-owned and operated coffee farm; nestled in the slopes of the Barú volcano at 1,460 meters above sea level.
The Volcancito area provides optimal conditions for growing coffee, our beans are carefully grown and harvested ensuring a rich and flavorful cup of coffee.
Finca La Alquería takes pride in committing to sustainable farming practices. We believe in treating the environment with respect and working with nature to produce high-quality coffee, which has led us to adopt a variety of agricultural practices, including apiculture/pollination, which help protect the natural habitat and the wildlife that shares our land.
Another practice applied on our farm is to minimize the chemical load applied to our coffee crops (through fertilization or fumigation). Thanks to these agricultural practices, our farm yields high-quality specialty coffees, including pacamara, catuaí, yellow bourbon, geisha, and SL-28 varietals.
We have a special commitment to the families that work on our farm; we understand that our success is only possible because of their hard work and dedication.
We believe that education is a fundamental right and a key driver of social mobility. We are committed to providing educational opportunities to the children of our farm workers, which we recognize as an investment in their future and that of our community. We take pride in this program, which reflects our values of sustainability, social responsibility, and a commitment to excellence in all that we do.
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