Offshoot Coffee

Hachi - Noh Rare

Panama
Blood Orange, Prune, Red Velvet
1400–1600 masl

Origin Story

Tasting Notes: Blood Orange, Prune, Red Velvet
Country: Panama
Region: Renacimiento, Volcan, Chiriqui
Process: Symbiotic Process
Variety: Caturra
Elevation: 1400–1600 masl

Fermentation & Processing
The Symbiotic Process: Where Microbiology Meets Flavour Transfer

The Symbiotic Process is a proprietary fermentation technique developed by Hachi that enables flavour to be transferred between coffee varieties—without using anything but coffee itself. Here’s how it works:

First, Hachi selects a structurally stable variety like Caturra to be the fermentation base. Instead of fermenting this coffee with its own juices, it is placed into a fermentation bath made from the mosto—the juice and microbial-rich liquor—of an aromatic donor variety, such as Gesha.

This donor mosto is already full of sugars, yeast-derived esters, and volatile aromatic precursors (like linalool and phenethyl alcohol). As the Caturra cherries ferment inside this active liquid, these compounds are gradually absorbed into the cherries through the mucilage and parchment layers.

Throughout the process, Hachi controls key variables—such as oxygen availability, pH, and microbial activity—to ensure precision and repeatability. The fermentation is clean, controlled, and focused on elevating the flavour profile without masking the coffee’s original character.

(Basically, this Caturra is fermented with the fermentation juices of a Gesha—giving it extra florals, sweetness, and complexity.)

Origin & Background
Grown at 1,400 to 1,600 masl on Rocky Mountain Farms in the highlands of Renacimiento, this coffee comes from one of Panama’s most biodiverse coffee-growing regions. Nourished by mineral-rich soils from the Barú volcano and supported by Pacific and Caribbean climatic influences, the farm benefits from stable conditions that favour slow cherry development and sugar concentration.

The agricultural model here blends multi-varietal cultivation with agroforestry corridors, reforestation projects, and minimal intervention plots—preserving biodiversity while enhancing quality. As a central part of Hachi’s Panamanian portfolio, Rocky Mountain Farms showcases how terroir, science, and ecological design can come together to produce exceptional coffees, time and time again.