Typica
Typica is one of the oldest Arabica varieties, the genetic base of much of the world's coffee. In Panama it produces a classic, elegant cup with refined acidity.
Botanical and breeding background sourced below; sensory claims are attributed per seller.
Documented Panama records
Documented at Bambito Estate in Chiriquí (washed Typica, green at Sweet Maria's — archived lot), at Altieri (Typica Washed via Boquete Coffee Traders, archived), and Roastmasters notes Typica among varieties grown around Volcán Barú. Perfect Daily Grind's Panama guide lists it among the country's quality varieties.
- ·Bambito Estate washed Typica — green, Sweet Maria's (archived)
- ·Altieri Typica Washed — Boquete Coffee Traders (archived)
Typica coffees (1)
1 currently available. Sellers' exact product titles are preserved; aliases are normalized here for discovery.
Producers growing Typica
Bambito Estate
Estate in Bambito, Chiriquí whose washed Typica (SHB EP, 87 points by Sweet Maria's cupping) reached US home-roast retailers with an August 2025 arrival and GrainPro-lined 100 lb bags.
Altieri Specialty Coffee
A family operation based in the Alto Quiel highlands above Boquete, on the flanks of Volcán Barú, growing Geisha, Typica, and Catuai. The Altieri family won the Varietals category at Best of Panama 2026 with 93.63 points — ahead of Hacienda La Esmeralda — and has placed in the competition multiple times since 2014. Coffee from their Mima Estate is roasted and sold by retailers in Panama and abroad.
Don Pachi Estate
Don Pachi Estate is a Boquete farm founded in 1873 and widely described as Panama's oldest coffee farm. Don Pachi Serracín is credited with bringing the Geisha variety to Panama from CATIE in Costa Rica in 1963, seeking rust-resistant varieties; his son Francisco is described as having detected its distinctive cup character in 2003. The estate grows one of Panama's widest variety ranges, from Typica and Bourbon to Geisha and Java, between 1,350 and 1,600 m. Roasted Don Pachi lots are sold in Panama through Café & Aroma.