In 2012, I moved from wine country to coffee country - from Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California to Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama. Boquete is an old town in a valley on the slopes of Volcan Baru near the border of Costa Rica, another coffee growing region. No el cheapo (good for grocery store instant coffee) robusta coffee is grown here, because Panama's coffee regions are high-altitude, suitable for the more desirable arabica varieties/cultivars (Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Geisha, San Ramon).
Our most famous coffee is the tea-like Geisha variety, which is by far the most expensive coffee in the world, but not "my cup of tea" [pun intended]. This year's winner in international competition (LINK) was a 5.5lb nano-lot from Lamastus Family Estates that sold at auction for $4,100/lb. And you thought high-end audio cables were expensive. Welcome to high-end coffee.
Like my A/V system, the coffee I drink is modest, but excellent. There many boutique/hobby coffee fincas here, and I currently use $12/lb Palmira Gold medium roast from friends who grow, process, and roast it on their coffee finca about two miles up the hill from my home. My daily 12oz cup is brewed fairly strong with an AeroPress, and I drink it black.
Here is a
LINK to a recent internet article about Panama coffee, including a good video about our growers and their coffees.