Panama | Altieri Estate - Chombi | Geisha | Washed

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Region: Alto Quiel , Boquete, Chiriqui Elevation: 1700-2200 masl About: Eugene Altieri (Don Gene) started growing coffee in Boquete over 20 years ago. With no prior experience in the coffee industry but a keen business mind, Don Gene saw the potential for a thriving family business. The family's two farms ; Mima and Pipim , are located in Alto Quiel and Alto Lino respectively, and are planted with CaturraCaturraA natural dwarf mutation of Bourbon found in Brazil: compact plants, easier picking, bright and clean cup. A workhorse across Latin America. , CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. , TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against., and GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction.. Altieri's Geisha has a storied lineage with exceptional quality; Don Gene purchased Geisha seeds from the Peterson family of Haci enda L a E s mer al da who reintroduced Geisha to the world in 2004, winning the Best of Panama competition. After Don Gene's (semi)- retirement five years ago, the family business is now run by his children, Anna Lynn and Francisco, and farm manager Roger Pitti . All of the Altieri family’s Geisha is planted at Mima Estate , just to the Southeast of the Volcán Barú National Park, and the different sections on the farm are named after Eugene’s grandchildren. This Geisha is from the Cho mb i section of Mima Estate and was processed using the traditional washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. method, to produce a classic Panamanian Geisha profile.