Eugene Altieri • Natural-Processed Catuai from Altieri Family Farms

Recommended Roast Level

City (Light)

Tasting Notes

Sagebrush has practically grown up alongside the Altieri family. Both Sagebrush and the Altieri family farm gained traction around the same time and we have been buying from them for around a decade now. Every year we snag a lot of either their caturra or catuai and this year we went with a natural process catuai. In April of 2025, the Kellso family had the opportunity to enjoy some time with the Altieri’s in Boquete Panama, where we spent an afternoon cupping their coffees and enjoying a lunch together. It was awesome hearing about Eugene’s story regarding his farm and it makes us that much more excited to feature his coffees. This specific coffee has a nice, smooth sweetness with a smooth mouthfeel. A developed sugar note sits next to some complex floral and tea like complexity.

Altieri Family Farms Coffee Production

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.

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