Panama - Finca La Santa
Fully Washed, Shade Grown, Family Owned
Creamy, brown Sugar, Sweet, Orange, Dark Cherry
This is an excellent coffee from the Gallardo family, who have been growing fine Panama coffees for three generations.
The farm is currently owned by Jose Manuel Gallardo, who took over from his father.
Jose's son, Pocho, now manages the 556 acre farm.
The coffee is entirely hand-picked and sorted to ensure the finest quality and consistency from farm to cup.
A must try!
General Flavor Observations
Panama - Finca La Santa
This is a medium to full-bodied coffee, with abundant notes of milk chocolate and brown sugar. Well balanced, sweet, mild acidity, with notes of orange and hints of dark cherry on the finish.
The aroma offers notes of warm nutmeg with soft, floral overtones.
The mouth-feel is round and creamy, with a sweet finish.
Whichever Roast Level you choose, you will be left with an extremely satisfying experience.
Roast Level Profile Notes
Panama - Finca La Santa
My favorite roast level is
Full City for the best balance of profile in the cup, but
Full City (+) is very nice as well.
We are always happy to accommodate any roast level you prefer.
The notes below illustrate how changing the roast will alter the profile:
City Roast (light roast)
Offers a nice raw sugar sweetness, with roasted nuts and cocoa dominating the profile.
The body will be lighter, with soft, sweet hints of orange, nutmeg, and cocoa. The finish will be crisp and bright.
Full City Roast (medium roast) - Preferred
This is my favorite roast level, and where I found that warm, yummy sweet-spot.
This roast offers a medium body with a smooth, creamy mouth feel, with plenty of milk chocolate highlighted by soft notes of orange on the upper palate; all surrounded by a sweet, dark cherry and brown sugar finish. Amazing!
Full City (+) Roast
Our Full City (+) roast will provide a more silky, full-bodied experience.
The chocolate tones lean more to dark chocolate with a slight caramel sweetness.
The acidity will be tempered, yet you will still find notes of dark cherry highlighting the smooth, sweet finish.
Vienna Roast
This roast will provide a deeper and juicier body with darker, bittersweet chocolate notes and a kind of jammy sweetness.
The finish will be more pointed and lingering.
French Roast
Not recommended.
Additional Information
Panama - Finca La Santa
Since 1960, the Gallardo family farms produce Typica, Caturra and Catuai coffee varieties.
The coffee fermentation process for washed coffee takes 40 hours in wooden boxes. Washing is done by hand by steering the coffee seeds until it feels rough.
The Gallardo family's coffee has been awarded at the Best Of Panama in several years since 2015 and has been used by baristas in the final of world barista competition
"We take thorough care of the coffee plants, especially of its nutrition, till the harvest time. We pick perfectly ripe coffee cherries, and then we process our coffee doing our best effort to obtain the highest quality cup we can." - Jose Manuel Gallardo
- Origin: Panama
- District: Santa Clara
- Region: Renacimiento
- Traceable: Finca La Santa, Gallardo family
- Elevation: 3,609 - 4,593 ft.
- Process: Fully Washed
- Drying: Sun Dried
- Varietal: Catuai, Caturra, Typica
