Coffea arabica cultivar Geisha T. 2722 This variety was originally grown in coffee forests in Ethiopia ( probably 1,900-meter plateau north of the town Gesha in the region of Bench Maji and Goldiya, (gori forest ?) 1930s: A letter from the British Consulate dated 1936 makes numerous references to Geisha Mountain and Geisha coffee. East 39 deg 29 min North 5 deg 32 min is Bale Mountains National Park, Harenna Forest, but not sure which co-ordinate system was used) 10 pounds of coffee seeds collected by Captain Walley 1936: planted in Kenya sent to the Lyamungu research station in Tanzania. accession number Geisha VC-496 1953: arrived CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) in Costa Rica logged as accession T.2722 1960s: Don Pachi Serracin (Callejón Seco district , Boquete) distributed throughout Panama via CATIE after it had been recognized for tolerance to coffee leaf rust. 1978: First seeds were planted in Boquete on ...