Panama - Altieri Luci Geisha | Dry Natural - 100g - Archived

Origin

• 🇵🇦 Panama· Boquete

Tasting notes

Character

• Bold
  50
• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

Lot LUCI 211223 NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. 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. Dry Fermentation Cold LUCI is a plot located in the MIMA ESTATE farm in Alto Quiel at the foothills of the Baru Volcano, at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level. It covers an area of approximately 1.5 hectares of volcanic soil where Geisha Green Tip grows. During the rainy season, the daytime temperature is around 18 degrees Celsius, and it drops to 14 degrees Celsius at night. This plot is managed with 70% of shade, which impacts the production and attributes of this coffee. The coffee was harvested on December 21, 2023. It was then transported to our facilities in Alto Lino the next morning, where it underwent flotation to separate low density cherries. Then it was placed on African beds in the drying greenhouse for its initial drying stage for 4 days, after reaching approximately 45% humidity. It was then placed in Grain Pro bags for 3 days to complete the fermentation process with low humidity. The coffee then underwent a second drying stage on African beds into our Dry Room to 18 Celsius and humidity control for 28 days. After the drying process, it entered our restingRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. warehouse. More About Altieri: 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 Callejó n Seco are planted with Caturr a , Catua i , 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 Geisha. Altieri's Geisha has a storied lineage with exceptional quality; Don Gene purchase d 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, the family business is now run by his children, Anna Lynn and Francisco, and farm manager Roger Pitti. This Geisha was processed using a special dry fermentation (DFS) method , where the coffee is partially dried on raised beds be fore undergoing a n anae