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Worth knowing.
This is our first year visiting and buying from the Altieri farm in Boquete, and it was an absolute treat. Getting to see their facilities, and cup their outstanding lots from a variety of processes and elevations is really impressive! We purchased a few lots from them, and the first to be released is this pre-dry natural Geisha.
This lot is from their Dilgo lot - it sits around 1800m above sea level at Alto Quiel, in Boquete, Panama. It covers an area of approximately 1 hectare of volcanic soil where Geisha Green Tip grows. It is adjacent to the protected area of the Volcan Baru national park, and the coffee grows in the wild forest of Guabos, Bamboo, Cenizas and Cedars with 70% shade. This particular coffee was harvested on March 4th, 2026.
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 2 days to complete the fermentation process with low humidity. The coffee then underwent a drying stage in the drying room at a constant temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and 50% humidity for 35 days.
This 4 day pre-dry intensifies flavours of this geisha, which are created during the 2 day fermentation - just enough to elevate the quality of tropical fruit notes in this lot, while the slow cool drying guarantees a clean finish and mouthfeel in this coffee!
We love the profile of this coffee - and for us it's the sort of lot that you could take for a Brewing Competition as it marries complexity, sweetness, intensity, and quality so well. Don't miss this one as there's only a few kilos available!
At origin