Washed Coffee

Grown at an average altitude of 1,800 meters in the mountains of San Juan Sacatepéquez, this Geisha is washed, then fermented in barrels. The coffee plants grow tall and gangly and have low output, so pickers make many passes to catch only ripe cherries. At the mill, a dedicated line is calibrated…

This Altieri Chombi Geisha is a direct trade coffee that was processed at a facility in Alto Lino, Boquete, where it underwent flotation to remove low-density beans, followed by mechanical pulping. It was transferred to fermentation tanks with mucilage intact, where temperatures ranged from 15°C…