Panama — Hartmann Family, Finca Mi Finquita Gesha (Natural)

Tastes Like — 💜 Violet • 🥭 Mango • 🍑 Yellow Peach

DETAILS

• Producer: Hartmann Family
• Farm: Finca Mi Finquita, Los Pozos Arriba
• Region: Tierras Altas, Chiriqui, Panama
• Varietal: Gesha
• Process: Natural
• Altitude: 1,650–2,000 MASL
• Size: 114g

INTRO

From the Hartmann Family's Finca Mi Finquita in the Los Pozos Arriba area of Tierras Altas comes a naturally processed Gesha of extraordinary aromatic depth. The Hartmanns are among Panama's most storied coffee families, and their Geisha lots have consistently placed at the top of the Best of Panama competition — including a first-place natural finish in 2022. This lot showcases their highland terroir at its finest: violet florality, tropical mango sweetness, and a peach softness that lingers through a long, perfumed finish.

THE PRODUCER

The Hartmann Family's connection to Panamanian coffee stretches back over a century. The family story began with Alois Hartmann, who settled in Panama in 1912, and his son Ratibor established Finca Hartmann with 100 hectares of virgin rainforest inherited from his father. Today the land is shared by Ratibor's five children and encompasses Finca Mi Finquita as part of the family's holdings in Los Pozos Arriba, Tierras Altas.

As the farm ascends toward 2,000 MASL, it has been divided into many tablons (plots), with Geisha planted across most of them beneath a dense shade canopy of native rainforest trees. The farm holds Bird Friendly certification — with around 300 recorded bird species, the Hartmanns are as committed to preserving their ecosystem as they are to producing world-class coffee. Their natural Geisha won Best of Panama 2022, confirming what longtime fans of the estate have long known.

THE PROCESS

The Natural process at Finca Mi Finquita involves:

• 🍒 Selective Harvest — Cherries picked at peak ripeness across Los Pozos Arriba's high-altitude plots
• 👁️ Sorting — Careful removal of underripe and damaged fruit before drying commences
• ☀️ Raised Bed Drying — Whole cherries dried slowly on raised beds under the highland Chiriqui conditions, benefiting from cool temperatures and consistent airflow
• 📅 Extended Rest — The fruit is allowed to dry over an extended period at altitude, allowing sugars and aromatics to integrate fully
• ✅ Quality Control — Rigorous lot selection ensures only the finest cherries contribute to the final cup

Natural processing at these altitudes, combined with the Hartmann Family's meticulous quality standards, produces a coffee that is simultaneously complex and clean — the fruit-forward character never overwhelming the Gesha variety's intrinsic florality.

THE CUP

A hauntingly perfumed opening of violet gives way to ripe mango on the mid-palate — tropical, sweet, and beautifully textured. Yellow peach emerges as the cup cools, lending a gentle stone fruit softness to what is already a memorable expression of high-altitude Panamanian natural Gesha.

Flavour Notes

• 💜 Violet
• 🥭 Mango
• 🍑 Yellow Peach