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<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135499673 BCX8">Alto </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135499673 BCX8">Quiel</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135499673 BCX8">, Boquete, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135499673 BCX8">Chiriqui</span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1700-2200 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: </strong><span class="TextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">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</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">; </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Mima</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">Pipim</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">are located in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Alto </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Quiel</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> and Alto </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Lino </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">respectively, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> are planted with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">Caturra</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">Catuai</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">, Typica, and Geisha. </span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Altieri's Geisha has a storied lineage with exceptional quality; Don Gene </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> Geisha seeds from the Peterson family of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Haci</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">enda</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> L</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">a E</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">mer</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">al</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">da</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">who reintroduced Geisha to the world in 2004, winning the Best of Panama competition. After Don Gene's </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">(semi)-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">retirement five years ago, the family business is now run by his children, Anna Lynn and Francisco, and farm manager Roger </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Pitti</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">. </span></span></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">All of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> the Altieri family’s Geisha </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> planted at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Mima</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> Estate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">, just to the Southeast of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Volcán</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Barú</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> National Park, and the different </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">sections</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> on the farm are named after Eugene’s grandchildren. This Geisha </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">is from the </span><span class="FindHit SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">Cho</span><span class="FindHit SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">mb</span><span class="FindHit SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89953886 BCX8">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> section of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">Mima</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> Estate and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8">was processed using</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89953886 BCX8"> the traditional washed method, to produce a classic Panamanian Geisha profile. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW89953886 BCX8"> </span></p>