Carmen Estate Panama

About This Coffee

This single-origin coffee is from Carmen Estate, located in the Volcan Valley, Chiriqui, Panama at an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level. The farm is managed by producer Jean Paul Langenstein and Dashang Investment Group, and has been producing high quality Arabica coffee for over 50 years. The Caturra variety is grown on steep hills under century-old rainforest vegetation and processed using the washed method. The coffee cherries are transported daily to the mill where low water usage machinery removes the skin, pulp, and mucilage. Parchment beans are pre-dried in natural sunlight on concrete patios before a 60-day resting period in wooden warehouses. The flavor profile features orange, apricot, and peach notes with a medium-heavy body and citric acidity.

Origin

Volcán (Panama)

Flavor Notes

Orange, Peach, Apricot

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Caturra

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Samba Coffee Roasters

Samba Coffee Roasters was founded in 1979 by Stefanos Kalafatas in Athens and is now led by his son Kostas Kalafatas, a certified AST Trainer, Q Processing graduate, and SCA National Coordinator for Greece who is recognized as one of the first people to bring specialty coffee to the country. The roastery operates from a bioclimatically designed processing plant in Ano Liosia that houses dedicated storage, roasting, packaging, and quality control areas alongside the Samba Sensory Lab for training and tastings. All coffee is 100% Arabica, sourced from origins including Ethiopia, Colombia, and Brazil, and roasted in house across a range that spans single origins, espresso blends, Greek coffee, and organic selections. The team has earned multiple championship titles, including first place at the Hellenic Coffee in Good Spirits Championship and podium finishes at the Hellenic Barista Championship. Samba's philosophy extends beyond the roast, with a strong emphasis on education and knowledge sharing that has helped shape Greece's specialty coffee culture over more than four decades.

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