Janson X 437 Panama

This is our fourth year working with Kai and Jannette Janson to bring coffees directly from their family farm, and we are so excited to bring you this year’s most recent harvest.

Janson Coffee is a family-run coffee plantation located at Volcan Baru, in the Chiriqui region of Panama. It started in 1941, by Carl Axel Janson, an immigrant from Sweden. Years later, in the mid-1980s, the Janson family realized the land’s potential for coffee plantation after evaluating the soil with the help of agricultural engineers. Over the years, his passion was passed to his sons and grandchildren. The Janson farms are currently managed by both 2nd and 3rd generation family members to bring exceptional Panamanian coffees to the world.

Their two coffee plantations are located on the Talamanca Mountain Range on the slopes of Tizingal and Barú volcanoes. The first, Hacienda Las Lagunas, is located at 1,350-1,400 masl, in the region of Volcán in the Tierras Altas District. The second, Los Alpes, was named after the Swiss Alps. This farm is located at 1,600-1,700 masl, in Tizingal, on the slopes of the Tizingal volcano in the Talamanca Mountain range of westernmost Panama. Both these areas have special microclimate conditions which allow them to produce high quality specialty coffee every year.

This lot 437 Catuai was grown at Hacienda Las Lagunas. It went through a Janson X Process, which involves an extremely controlled drying process at cooler temperatures and darker areas using custom-built dehydrators. The goal of this process is to optimize the drying process while having precise control, so as to bring out the fullest potential of each coffee. This coffee went through a 96 hour anaerobic fermentation, then dried for 11 days. We enjoy this coffee for its unique and complex flavour profile, reminding us of blackberries, ume plum and a sweet, smooth cacao finish.