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Elida Estate

This is a research profile, not an independently conducted farm visit. Producer and coffee relationships are shown only when the records agree. Check the research sources below for supporting evidence.

TagsElida EstateLamastus FamilyPanamaGeshaCatuaíTypicaNaturalAnaerobicWashed

The story

Robert Louis Lamastus founded Elida Estate on the slopes of Volcán Barú in 1918. The current fourth-generation operation is led by Wilford Lamastus Sr. and Wilford Lamastus Jr. within a family group that now farms five named Geisha estates across four Boquete microclimates.

Innovations

The exact Aguacate lot profiled by Klatch uses a classic natural protocol: burgundy-red cherries rest overnight and then dry whole on raised beds for 20–35 days with no added fermentation. This should not be conflated with Elida's separate ASD or dark-room-dried releases.

Published coffees linked to this farm

For blends, a farm may be named for one documented component without growing the entire coffee. These catalog relationships do not independently verify every lot, harvest or producer. See individual coffee profiles for traceability evidence.

Research sources & verification

These source links were recorded for this farm profile. They document its research trail; a linked source is not, by itself, confirmation of every farm, producer, coffee lot or photo identity.

Research last reviewed: 2026-10-09

  1. Source 1: klatchcoffee.com
  2. Source 2: lamastusfamilyestates.com
Professional coverage

Professional coverage involving coffees from Elida Estate

This coverage concerns specific lots — roasted, sold and reviewed by other roasters and publications — at moments in time. It is not a review of every coffee connected to Elida Estate, and none of these scores applies to our current coffee profiles or to the farm generally.

Coffee Review
97 · Coffee Review 100-point scale
Panama Elida Estate Geisha Natural ASD T3D Auction Lot EG6
Published October 2024

Coffee Review scored a natural ASD-processed Elida Estate Geisha auction lot, roasted by Euphora Coffee of Taipei, 97 points - No. 11 on its Top 30 Coffees of 2024 - praising rose, lychee and mangosteen over sparkling acidity. The Barn's Elida Gesha Natural is the same farm and variety but a different roaster, lot and processing; the review documents Elida Estate's ceiling, not this coffee.

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