CARMEN WASHED

Panama

COFFEE HUNTERS STORY

In 1950, the attorney Efraín Franceschi and his wife Carmen purchased land in the village of Volcan located in the western part of Volcan Baru (elevation: 3,475m), one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, to start coffee cultivation. It was their longtime dream to manage a coffee farm in the countryside, shifting their lives away from an urban lifestyle swamped with work. Paso Ancho Valley in the Volcan village turned out to be the ideal location to make their dreams come true. The grandchild of the couple and the third-generation owner, Carlos Aguilera Franceschi, grew up playing on the coffee farm. Among 1,200 bags of high-quality coffee produced per year at Carmen Estate, Grand Cru Café is a special coffee cultivated that was exclusively for the family. However, the coffee was specially provided because of the owner’ s kindness, who also agrees with the plan for the coffee of “COFFEE HUNTER” José Y. Kawashima.

Vintage characteristics

【Flavor Profile】Fruity flavor with bright and fresh acidity pleasantly impresses. Sweet, candy-like aftertaste with a round mouth-feel.

2019

It offers a refreshing scent like mint and citrus peel. The elegant acidity pleasantly spreading over the tongue resembles various berries. The rich and bittersweet tannin-like taste recalls the flavor of red wine on a languorous afternoon.

2018

Flavor like raspberries and cherries and chocolate-like aftertaste. The unique taste of this year’s Carmen brings an intense sweetness.

2017

Flavor of apricot and persimmon with thick body. Strong sweetness in the aftertaste.

2016

Juicy flavor of various fruits. Possesses a full body with candy-like sweetness and texture with toasty aftertaste.

2015

Flavor of Hassaku orange with spicy aroma. Refreshing acidity with aftertaste of sweetness resembling jam.

2013

Flavor of Muscat grapes. From the first sip, strong body and sweetness fills the mouth with refreshing aftertaste.

2012

Toasty, Cacao-like aroma, featuring a characteristic of citrus flavor with refreshing acidity. Lingering aftertaste that changes to sweetness.

2010

The vivid flavor of citrus. Strong body with milky mouthfeel. Long aftertaste with lingering sweetness.

2009

Flavor of fully ripened grapes and blackberry with refreshing, bright acidity. Sweet, lingering aftertaste.