Origin

The storied single origin coffee that set the stage for Panama’s reputation as a premium source of specialty coffee. Nestled in the highlands of Chiriqui, this renowned estate has been perfecting its craft since 1911.

Established in 1911 by Toleff Bache Mönniche, a Norwegian engineer involved in the Panama Canal’s design and construction. After battling malaria four times, Mönniche journeyed to the Chiriqui highlands, finding a serene sanctuary near Baru Volcano. In 1924, Toleff and his wife Julia settled permanently, building their house by hand in Norwegian countryside style and transforming the land into a coffee paradise.

Finca Lerida has become a symbol of premium specialty coffee since Panama’s first coffee exports to Germany in 1929.

Maple - Black Cherries - Toffee

Varietals: Caturra

Altitude: 1600-1800 MASL

Process: Washed

Filter: Pour Over (V60)

Dosage

15g

Output

250mL

Brew Time

2:15-2:45 mins

  1. Preheat 300ml water  to 92° Celsius.
  2. Place the paper filter on the V60 and, with the coffee dripper placed on your cup or vessel, rinse using about 50 ml of pre-heated water. Let the hot water drip into your cup, then discard.
  3. Grind your coffee medium-coarse and pour it into the paper filter, shaking it gently to ensure coffee is evenly distributed.
  4. Place your dripper and vessel on your scale and tare it.
  5. Start your timer and slowly pour hot water in a circular motion, making sure all the ground coffee is soaked. Use 50 ml of water for this first pour and let the coffee bloom.
  6. At 0:30 min start the second pour, using 100 ml of water. Once all water has fallen through, do a final pour using the remaining 100 ml.
  7. Stop the timer once all brewed coffee has finished dripping. You should end up with 250 ml of brew and a total brewing time between 2:15-2:45 minutes.

Adjust your grind size to change your brewing time:

  • If your extraction time is too short, try a new brew after adjusting the grinder to a finer setting.
  • If your extraction time is too long, try using a coarser grind size.

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