At a time when a lot of young people choose to leave the coffee industry, a group of friends in Toabre, Panama chose to enter it. The trio comes from different backgrounds – IT, marketing and management. Their friendship of 30 years was a strong foundation for coming together with the goal of producing Panama’s best Canephora as Kiva Estate.

Panama is known for producing some of the world’s most prestigious coffee lots. Specifically, this small country is known for the Gesha variety. These coffees are famous for their sweet and elegant characteristics and their producers for carefully employing agricultural and processing methods that result in what many people call a true expression of terroir and varietal. We are not purists however, and neither is Kiva Estate.

This lot is called “Rufina” and is named after a Panamanian revolutionary – Rufina Alfaro who is remembered for her beauty, diplomacy and peaceful contribution to Panama’s independence. This lot is meant to represent the beauty of this species and the peaceful uprising in an Arabica dominated market.

Notes: Chocolate ice cream, rum and raisin.
Farmer: Kiva Estate
Vareity: Robusta, BRS2314
Region: Coclé
Process: Slow dried anaerobic natural
Station: Kiva Estate
Harvestt: 2024
Altitude: 450 masl
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body

Start 10 days after roasting