A cup of coffee next to a bowl of mixed berries and flower petals (flavor notes)

Panama Altieri Geisha Dry Fermentation Black Label

mixed berries • floral • vanilla
$74.97
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Grind Levels Explained

Proper coffee extraction is critical for achieving that perfect cup at home. Grind size is one of the few ways to be able to directly affect that extraction rate.

In addition to whole coffee beans, we currently offer 3 different coffee grind levels:

Coarse (Think sugar in the raw, maybe more coarse)
Recommended for

  • Chemex Brewer
  • French Press
  • Cold Brew

Medium (Slightly coarser than table salt)
Recommended for

  • Any flat bottom brewer
  • Kalitta wave
  • Cloth filters

Fine (Slightly finer than table salt)
Recommended for

  • V60 pour overs
  • Typical cone filter coffee pots
  • Aeropress

If you're interested in ground for Espresso, choose fine and mention something in the order comments.

If at all possible, we recommend grinding at home. We prefer Baratza coffee grinders and offer several of their models for sale. Click here to shop for one of their brewers.

Region:
Boquete

Process:
natural • dry process

Altitude:
1850m

Producer:
Altieri family

Flavor Notes:
mixed berries • floral • vanilla

Roast Level:
city • light

Variety:
gesha

Recommended Brew Method:
v60 pour over • chemex

Farm:
Altieri Specialty Coffee

Body:
juicy • complex • tea-like

In the Cup:

Geisha coffee is back and we are thrilled to be able to launch this limited-edition and prestigious bean from the Altieri Farm. Not only is this coffee special for its Geisha varietal, but it is also the first dry-processed, fermented bean we have ever offered. When we tasted this Geisha coffee for the first time we were pleasantly reminded of the juiciness and complexities of Geisha beans. Many of the fruity and floral qualities we love in dry-processed coffees we were able to discover in this sensational bean. It is a big-bodied, coffee with notes of mixed berries, floral aromas, and a vanilla creamy-sweetness. Although priced high for its rarity and unique flavor, the cup it brews is truly a one-of-a-kind drinking experience.

Altieri Specialty Coffee

Altieri Specialty Coffee is a family-owned group of coffee growing farms from Boquete in Panama, founded by Eugene Altieri, an Italian American businessman residing in Panama. They have two farms located in Boquete, called Mima Estate in the area of Callejon Seco and Pipim Estate in the area of Alto Lino. They produce varieties of Geisha, Typica, Catuai and Caturra. These prize-winning coffees are grown on the Eastern slope of the Baru Volcano, surrounded by the virgin cloud forests of the Baru National Park, at a height of between 1,600 and 2,200 meters above sea level, in an area known as Callejón Seco and Alto Lino. This area consists of volcanic soil, drained on the slope of the volcanic mountain, at an altitude where winds from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans collide creating microclimates different from the rest of the country. After fifteen years of coffee growing and earning various awards, the second generation of the Altieri family is following Eugeneʼs legacy, working together to expand the Altieri Specialty Coffee brand.

The Dry-Process Fermentation is their newest process for 2021. The cherry is manually selected and cleaned, to make sure it is completely mature. The beans are later sun-dried in our greenhouse to lower water levels and to achieve optimal sugar concentration. Then, they are placed into silage bags where they undergo an anaerobic fermentation process with wild yeast from our farm (natural bacteria) for a couple of days. They are later sundried in our African beds at 1800 masl, until 11% humidity is achieved. Afterward, the beans are placed in our controlled temperature warehouse for resting in grain pro bags.