2026 New Crop Panama Altieri- Mima Estate Alessa Plot Geisha Dry fermentation cold natural

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Origin: Panama Region: Boquete, Chiriquí Farm: Altieri Specialty Coffee - Mima Estate Producer: Altieri Family Plot: Alessa Altitude: 1850 masl Variety: Green Tip Geisha Lot: 6FB Crop: Picked in Jan.2026 / Arrived in May 2026 Process: Dry fermentation cold natural* About farm: Altieri Specialty Coffee is a family-owned coffee farm group founded by US businessman of Italian descent Eugene Altieri based in Panama, operating two estates: Mima Estate and Pipim Estate in Boquete. The Alessa Geisha plot sits at the foot of Volcán Barú within Mima Estate at 1850 masl, covering around 1 hectare of volcanic soil planted with Green Tip Geisha. During rainy seasons, daytime temperature hovers around 16°C and drops to 10°C overnight. Surrounded by wild native forest packed with jaboticaba, bamboo and cedar trees, roughly 70% of the plot stays under natural shade canopy. *Cold Fermentation Dry Natural Process: Only fully ripe cherries are hand-picked and delivered to Alto Lino mill for flotation sorting to discard low-density defective fruits. Cherries are pre-dried for 4 days on African raised beds until moisture falls to ~45%, then sealed inside GrainPro sacks for 2 days of low-moisture dry fermentation. Afterwards, parchment coffee moves into climate-controlled drying chambers set at 18°C & 50% RH for 35 days of gradual drying before resting in storage for post-dry maturation.