Microregion guide
Horqueta
오르케타
La Berlina Estate in Horqueta, Boquete, produces washed Typica, Caturra and Catuai coffees.
Also known as: 호르케타
Place and growing environment
La Berlina Estate in Horqueta, Boquete, produces washed Typica, Caturra and Catuai coffees.
Recorded flavors
- 01Subtle floral
- 02Dark fruit
- 03Spice
- 04Dark chocolate
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
Typica · Caturra · Catuai
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.
Lot details
La Berlina Estate Washed
La Berlina Estate
Horqueta, Boquete
- Variety · process
- Typica · Caturra · CatuaiWashed
- Tasting notes
- Subtle floral · Dark fruit · Spice · Dark chocolate
Sources
- La Berlina Estate Washed(opens in a new tab)
That Coffee Company · Accessed
- Panama Horqueta La Berlina Natural Geisha(opens in a new tab)
Royal Coffee · Accessed