{"product_id":"panama-kotowa-las-brujas-9815-natural-chakira","title":"Panama | Kotowa Las Brujas 9815 | Natural Chakira","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte rte--product fs-body-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOur notes: full, textural and tropical cup! Exciting Ethiopian Heirloom variety from Panama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChakira — Kotowa Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eChakira is a unique coffee come out from the Kotowa family in Boquete, Panama. Believed to have Ethiopian origins, its exact genetic identity remains unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Koyner family first began experimenting with Chakira in their nursery, carefully observing how the plants performed and how their coffees developed in the cup. Seeing its potential, Ricardo Koyner continued to cultivate and develop the selection across the farm, eventually giving it the name \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChakira\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eUnlike established varieties such as Gesha or Caturra, Chakira is not yet formally classified. Instead, it represents Kotowa’s ongoing work in exploring new genetics and discovering what is possible from Panama’s unique coffee-growing environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare and evolving variety, Chakira offers a glimpse into the next generation of Panamanian coffee.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe story of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKotowa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1913\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, when Canadian immigrant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Duncan MacIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eestablished one of the first commercial coffee farms in Boquete. The name\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKotowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes from the indigenous Ngäbe language, meaning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“mountains,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea fitting tribute to the volcanic highlands where the family’s coffees are grown today. Four generations later, the estate is led by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Koyner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his daughter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, who combine more than a century of coffee-growing tradition with modern agronomy and fermentation research. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eToday, Kotowa manages several farms across Boquete, each with its own microclimate and personality. Their coffees have become regular finalists at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest of Panama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecompetition, winning awards across Gesha and traditional varieties. Beyond coffee quality, Kotowa has built a reputation for sustainability, preserving large areas of native forest, avoiding herbicides and chemical pesticides, and providing long-standing healthcare, childcare and education programs for their workers’ families - efforts that have earned recognition from both Panama’s environmental authorities and UNICEF. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Newav Coffee","offers":[{"title":"100g","offer_id":49244833153332,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g","offer_id":49244833186100,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/3990\/6356\/files\/KotowaChakira.png?v=1786529434","url":"https:\/\/newav.coffee\/products\/panama-kotowa-las-brujas-9815-natural-chakira","provider":"Newav Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}