Organic
La Amistad Estate
For more than 60 years, La Amistad http://www.laamistad.com has been a pioneer in socially and environmentally sustainable coffee production, long pre-dating the recent development of certification seals. Included within the parameters of the roughly 25,000 acre estate on the Panamanian border are 22 small family farms which were given to neighboring families in 1940 by estate founder Jorge Zeledón Castro, grandfather of the current owners. La Amistad ensures these farmers a premium price for their organic, high quality beans. The remaining 95% of the estate’s land is dedicated to rainforest conservation, research and an ecolodge, and is home to quetzals, jaguars, monkeys, tapirs, more than 400 species of birds, and some of the world’s rarest butterflies. It forms part of UNESCO’s Amistad Biosphere Reserve.
“Crisp, delicate, balanced. Lime, peach, nut and cocoa suggestions in aroma and cup. Bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. The nut and cocoa turn toward bittersweet chocolate in the dry finish.”
Ken Davids, CoffeeReview.com
