Region: Santa Clara, Renacimiento, Chirqui
Elevation: 1250 masl
About: The Hartmann family are one of Panama’s pioneers of specialty coffee. Their story starts four generations ago with Alois Hartmann, who settled in Panama in 1912. His son, Ratibor, established Finca Hartmann with 100 hectares of virgin rainforest he inherited from his father. Today, the land is shared by Ratibor’s five children and grandchildren. The rainforest has been preserved with the coffee grown under the shade of the canopy, and the family continues to plant native trees to ensure the ecosystem's health. The land is famous for bird watching, with around 300 species recorded. It's no surprise then that their coffee carries the Bird Friendly certification. We love the profile of the Hartmann’s Natural Caturra, having purchased it for many years now – but this year’s harvest offers something very special – leaping off the cupping table, packed full of loud fruit notes.
