Microregion guide
Bambito
밤비토
The Bambito highlands in Cerro Punta.
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Place and growing environment
At Bambito Estate, two ridges shelter the farm from wind and create distinct microclimates.
Recorded flavors
- 01Green apple
- 02White tea
- 03Passion fruit
Processing
Washed · Natural
Grown varieties
Geisha · Typica · Caturra · Catuai · Yellow Catuai · Red Bourbon
Gesha
A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.
- Lineage
- Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Caturra
A compact Bourbon mutation discovered in Brazil.
- Lineage
- A single-gene mutation subsequently selected by IAC from 1937.
- Growing conditions
- Short internodes and closely spaced branches suit dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Widely cultivated in Central America and used as a benchmark in variety trials.
Catuai
A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.
- Lineage
- Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
- Growing conditions
- Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
- Traits
- Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Yellow Catuai
A group of yellow-fruited Catuai cultivars.
- Lineage
- Derived from Mundo Novo crossed with Yellow Caturra.
- Growing conditions
- Compact selections released by IAC from 1972 onward.
Red Bourbon
Red-fruited forms of Bourbon.
- Growing conditions
- Grown at Kanyege in Rwanda's Nyamasheke and San Agustin in Guatemala's Antigua, among other origins.
Lot details
Bambito GW-17 G538
Bambito Estate Coffee
Bambito, Cerro Punta, Chiriquí
- Variety · process
- GeishaWashed
- Tasting notes
- Jasmine · Bergamot · Peach · Honey sweetness
Entre Pinos
Jurado family — Café Entre Pinos
Alto Tribaldos, Bambito, Chiriquí · Harvest 2025
- Variety · process
- CaturraWashed
- Tasting notes
- White floral · Fuji apple · Panela
Sources
- Bambito Estate Coffee(opens in a new tab)
Specialty Coffee Association of Panama · Accessed
- Bambito Estate Coffee — Yellow Catuai Natural(opens in a new tab)
Green Coffee Collective · Accessed
- Bambito Coffee Estate — Geisha Washed GW-17 G538(opens in a new tab)
Spill the Beans Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- 2025 November Box — Entre Pinos Caturra Washed(opens in a new tab)
Hatch Coffee · Accessed
- Finca Nahaliel Geisha Washed Lot 030425(opens in a new tab)
Archers Coffee · Accessed