LIMITED | PANAMA | Altieri Coffee | Chombi | Geisha | ASD Natural

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

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, Alto Lino and Callejón Seco 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 Hacienda La Esmeralda who reintroduced Geisha to the world in 2004, winning the Best of Panama competition. After Don Gene's 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 Callejón Seco, just to the Southeast of the Volcán Barú National Park , and t he different tablons on the farm are named after Eugene’s grandchildren . This Geisha was processed using an a naerobic s low d ry (ASD) method and has big tropical fruit notes .