What are the most important factors to produce high quality coffees? How does the enviroment influence the quality of a coffee? Why is coffee quality so high in Panama? And why have Panama Geshas become so popular that people pay record prices for those coffees? Why is the Nucleus Link Sample Roaster so popular with coffee producers in Panama?
These and many other questions are answered by Wilford Lamastus in this lively interview. In addition, Wilford shares many great stories (such as how they thought the auction had been hacked when the first bids for Gesha coffees came in) and gives in-depth insights into the production of coffee.
Wilford Lamastus is one of the world's most renowned coffee producers. Together with his team and family, they produce some of the most sought after coffees in the world. His coffees have scored 95 points and above in Best of Panama, his Gesha was the first coffee to score a record 98 points in Coffee Review and in 2022 a lot of Elida Honey Gesha sold at auction for a record price of $6,034 per pound.
More information about Wilford Lamastus and Lamastus Family Estates: https://lamastusfamilyestates.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamastusfamilyestates/
More information about the Nucleus Link: https://roastrebels.com/en/coffee-roaster/nucleus-link
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro: Lamastus Family Estates
00:01:03 Wilford Lamastus and his story
00:04:18 How environment influences coffee quality
00:12:56 Why is coffee quality in Panama so high
00:20:26 Influence of processing in coffee
00:23:41 Why is Gesha coffee so popular in Panama
00:34:33 Collaboration between producers in Panama
00:37:31 What influences taste of the coffee most in production
00:44:35 Importance of cupping and quality control
00:44:48 Why Wilford Lamastus uses Nucleus Link
00:54:39 Sample quality of Nucleus Link
00:56:17 More information about Lamastus Family Estates
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