NewsLady Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) was formed 21 years ago for the purpose of learning how to grow better coffee and help with marketing. From four founders, it has grown to about 40 members and has developed a world reputation for Panama and Boquete as the gold standard for coffee quality. This is an open organization and welcomes all growers of coffee, big and small, new and old, Boqueteno and expat.. Membership is $500 per year and the SCAP office is in the Alto across the street from Centro El Dorado.. SCAP participates in most of the big International coffee shows with a booth and samples. Members are encouraged to help man the booth, hand out samples and talk to buyers. For more information contact the SCAP President, Wilford Lamastus (wlamastusb@gmail.com) or Rachel Peterson (rachel@haciendaesmeralda.com). Among its activities is the annual cupping competition/evaluation which generally occurs in May. All the farmers submit a lot of at least 150 lbs of green coffee. Samples are taken, coded and enter the competition of blind cupping. All the samples are first cupped/screened by a national jury which is followed by three days of intensive cupping by the International Jury of Judges. There are opportunities for growers to talk with both national and international jurors to learn what might be done to improve their coffees. Finally, there is the big gala dinner on Saturday night where winners are announced and bragging rights established until the next year. I would urge all the newer growers, hobby or not, to participate. This event originated as a learning activity for the growers and remains that today. The only risk involved is…. not winning! Regards, Price Peterson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Panamanian exotic coffees compete for a spot on an international tasting 20 May 2017 08.40PM The war started today between the specialty and traditional coffees of Panama over who will face international tasting which will take place next week, with the final selection of the lots that will compete in the event, including the the star of the exotic variety of the country: the Geisha bean. "It was no easy task, to select the best lots. Exceeded 91 points (out of 100) in the cupping tables and the differences are minimal. It is a war of quality," said Wilford Lamastus, the president of the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), this Friday to Efe,. The process to participate in the international Tasting The Best of Panama 2017" began last week, when the Panamanian producers delivered 160 lots of special varieties Geisha and Pacamara, in addition to traditional washed or natural Catuai, Caturra, and Bourbon. A national panel of judges chose the 76 final lots, of which 48 are of the variety Geisha, 8 Pacamaras, and 20 of traditional cafés. The national judge, Daniel Peterson, explained that the evaluation of the special coffees is similar to that of wines. He explained that this year found "low where the aromas, acidity, body, flavor, and aftertaste, that is how you feel the coffee inside the mouth, were very similar in quality but awesome in quality compared with last year." "In the geisha we find extraordinary aromatic variety as the Jasmine, Tangerine, blueberries, and a wide variety of exotic fruits. In the natural process, we found a body with a lot of sweetness and flavors of tropical fruits, i felt in some low flavors such as pineapple, banana, mango, it is very difficult to differentiate the quality," he explained. The 76 finalists will be subjected to the scrutiny of 17 judges from Japan (2), Taiwan (5), Hong Kong (2), Korea(2), Australia (2), United States (4), in the international tasting which will be held from 24 to 27 of this month in Boquete, the mountain village located in the western Panama's Chiriqui province. In the tasting will also be in quality of visitors 21 buyers from Asia, Europe, and Australia, that those who are moved by the quality of the coffee of Panama, reported spokespersons of the SCAP. The variety exotic Geisha is very coveted in Asian markets and is the star of the Panamanian coffee. Last February 12 buyers of Taiwan visited coffee farms in the highlands of Chiriqui to know the attributes and quality of the grain. In July 2016 a lot, the Elida Geisha Green Tip Washed, product of the Lamastus family, and cultivated in the area of Alto Quiel of Boquete, achieving the maximum price paid of $275.5 per pound. It was an auction with buyers from China, Hong Kong, Sweden, Poland, Greece, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, the United States, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Panama set a world record in the marketing of fine coffee in electronic auctions to sell a pound of geisha for $350.25 per pound in a batch of 100 pounds in 2013. According to official figures, in 2015 Panamanian coffee exports reached 30.1 million, and in 2016 were $40.3 million. http://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/Cafes-exoticos-panamenos-compiten-internacional_0_1027698276.html Edited May 21, 2017 by Admin_01 added news article title into posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Natural Panamanian Geisha Coffee sets new Record in Tasting for Auction A variety of natural exotic geisha coffee imposed a "record" to get 94.1 points out of 100 in an international tasting conference in Panama, held to identify the best grains in the country, prior to an electronic auction that will take place in July. The geisha variety is the star of the exotic coffees of Panama, which has its main market in Asia. In the international tasting, which began on Wednesday and culminated on Saturday, was imposed on the grain produced by the family Peterson at Hacienda La Esmeralda. "2017 has been a great year. We are extremely happy with the score of the geisha natural, that despite the complexity of this coffee, with fruity flavors, jasmine, are very complex all its attributes," said today to EFE Daniel Peterson. He stressed that this year the production faced climate challenges, which however did not make a dent in the grain, whose quality was recognized and awarded by the judges who took part in the twenty-first century international Tasting The Best of Panama. A total of 17 judges in Japan (2), Taiwan (5), Hong Kong (2), South Korea (2), Australia (2), and the United States (4) had the task of reviewing 76 lots of special varieties of grains Geisha and Pacarama, in addition to the traditional cafes. Chose the 10 best lots of each of these varieties, in a competition that was very close, according to the Association of Special Coffee of Panama (SCAP), which is chaired by Wilford Lamastus. The geisha natural Eugene Altieri obtained the second place with 93.2, and the third is the Edwin Santamaría, with 93.03 points. The best geisha was the Helen Russez, with 93.05 points, followed by the produced by Carlos Aguilera (92.79 points) and Edwin Santamaria (91.89 points). The traditional cafes took their caste in quality and won with the first place in the category of Best Traditional washing the coffee Moi Honey of Finca Lerida with 89.73 points, while the best natural traditional was the coffee Elijah Swett Natural of Graciano Cruz with 88.76 points. "I feel very happy because our farm managed to take prizes in this international competition, and this tells us that it is well worth the work that we are doing younger producers because we seek to continue to offer the world the best quality in special coffee", told Efe the owner of the Finca Lerida, Sonia Amoruso. Last February, 12 buyers of Taiwan visited coffee farms in the highlands of Chiriqui, the western province of Panama is located in Boquete, for the attributes and quality of the grain. Panama set a world record in the marketing of fine coffee in electronic auctions to sell a pound of geisha to 350.25 in a batch of 100 pounds in 2013. According to official figures, in 2015 Panamanian coffee exports reached 3.01 million, and in 2016 were $4.03 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Mayor Emigdio Wallker and Tourism Minister Gustavo Him hosted a dinner on Saturday for the competitors and guests of the SCAP tasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted June 19, 2017 Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2017 Quote The star of Panamanian coffee at the top of the auctions Elaine Nava Wed, 05/31/2017 - 09:54 The star of Panamanian coffee at the top of the auctions A variety of exotic geisha coffee set a "historic record" by getting 94.1 points out of 100 in an international tasting held in Panama to identify the best beans in the country, prior to an electronic auction that will take place in July. The geisha variety is the star of exotic coffees in Panama, whose main market is in Asia. In the international tasting, which began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday, the grain produced by the Peterson family in the Hacienda La Esmeralda prevailed. "2017 has been an excellent year. We are extremely happy with the score of the natural geisha, which despite the complexity of this coffee, with fruity flavors, jasmine; all the attributes are very complex," said Daniel Peterson. He highlighted that this year the production faced climatic challenges, but they did not make a dent in the grain, whose quality was "recognized and rewarded" by judges who participated in the 21st International Taste The Best of Panama. A total of 17 judges from Japan (2), Taiwan (5), Hong Kong (2), South Korea (2), Australia (2) and the United States (4) had the task of examining 76 lots of special geisha and pacarama varieties, including traditional coffees. They chose the 10 best batches of each of these varieties, in a competition that was very close, according to the Special Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), chaired by Wilford Lamastus. Eugene Altieri's natural geisha took second place with 93.2, and third with Edwin Santamaria, with 93.03 points. The best washed geisha was Helen Russez, with 93.05 points, followed by the one produced by Carlos Aguilera (92.79 points) and Edwin Santamaría (91.89 points). The traditional coffees took their caste in quality and Moi Honey coffee Finca Lérida won the first place in the category of the best traditional washed coffee with 89.73 points, while the best traditional natural coffee was Elías Swett Natural Graciano Cruz with 88.76 points. "I am very happy because our farm managed to win prizes in this international competition, and this tells us that it is worth the work that we, the younger producers are developing because we seek to continue offering the world the best quality in special coffee," Sonia Amoruso, the owner of the Finca Lérida told Efe. In February, 12 buyers from Taiwan visited coffee farms in the Chiriquí highlands, the western Panamanian province where Boquete is located, to know the attributes and quality of the grain. Panama won a world record in the marketing of fine coffee in electronic auctions by selling a pound of geisha at 350.25 in a batch of 100 pounds in 2013. According to official data, in 2015 Panama's coffee exports reached US $ 3.01 million, and in 2016 US $ 4.03 million. http://www.panamatoday.com/economy/star-panamanian-coffee-top-auctions-4439 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Nava Wed, 05/31/2017 - 09:54 The star of Panamanian coffee at the top of the auctions A variety of exotic geisha coffee set a "historic record" by getting 94.1 points out of 100 in an international tasting held in Panama to identify the best beans in the country, prior to an electronic auction that will take place in July. The geisha variety is the star of exotic coffees in Panama, whose main market is in Asia. In the international tasting, which began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday, the grain produced by the Peterson family in the Hacienda La Esmeralda prevailed. "2017 has been an excellent year. We are extremely happy with the score of the natural geisha, which despite the complexity of this coffee, with fruity flavors, jasmine; all the attributes are very complex," said Daniel Peterson. He highlighted that this year the production faced climatic challenges, but they did not make a dent in the grain, whose quality was "recognized and rewarded" by judges who participated in the 21st International Taste The Best of Panama. A total of 17 judges from Japan (2), Taiwan (5), Hong Kong (2), South Korea (2), Australia (2) and the United States (4) had the task of examining 76 lots of special geisha and pacarama varieties, including traditional coffees. They chose the 10 best batches of each of these varieties, in a competition that was very close, according to the Special Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), chaired by Wilford Lamastus. Eugene Altieri's natural geisha took second place with 93.2, and third with Edwin Santamaria, with 93.03 points. The best washed geisha was Helen Russez, with 93.05 points, followed by the one produced by Carlos Aguilera (92.79 points) and Edwin Santamaría (91.89 points). The traditional coffees took their caste in quality and Moi Honey coffee Finca Lérida won the first place in the category of the best traditional washed coffee with 89.73 points, while the best traditional natural coffee was Elías Swett Natural Graciano Cruz with 88.76 points. "I am very happy because our farm managed to win prizes in this international competition, and this tells us that it is worth the work that we, the younger producers are developing because we seek to continue offering the world the best quality in special coffee," Sonia Amoruso, the owner of the Finca Lérida told Efe. In February, 12 buyers from Taiwan visited coffee farms in the Chiriquí highlands, the western Panamanian province where Boquete is located, to know the attributes and quality of the grain. Panama won a world record in the marketing of fine coffee in electronic auctions by selling a pound of geisha at 350.25 in a batch of 100 pounds in 2013. According to official data, in 2015 Panama's coffee exports reached US $ 3.01 million, and in 2016 US $ 4.03 million.
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