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MI FINQUITA

Mi Finquita is a project founded by long-term coffee professionals and coffee producers Ratibor Hartmann and his wife Tessie. Ratibor is one of the siblings of Finca Hartmann, so coffee is practically in his blood. His answer to the opportunity of the growing specialty coffee sector and the increasing demand of customers for specially produced lots of coffee was the project of Mi Finquita. Using their contacts to other coffee producers and smaller farms and their knowledge of coffee production and processing Ratibor and Tessie process and help produce coffees from a handful of farms and sell them under the brand "Mi Finquita" which means "My small farm".

In november 2020 Jason, Thom, and Graham visited the farm for 4 days. On our stay we developed an understanding of how connected the Hartmanns are to nature and the beauty of the Panamanian volcanic country. Tessie was a gracious host and we were honoured to stay right on the farm with them. We will never forget their hospitality. We also will never forget their coffee. Unbelievably vibrant and fruit forward. Their coffee stands alone.

The farms are located in and around Los Pozos, in the Chiriquí Province of Panama, between 1.650- 1.900 meters. They currently produce varietals like Caturra, Bourbon and Geisha. The climate is mild tropical with temperature as low as 4°C at night and sometimes even frost and ice. The annual averages are 18 degrees C during the day, 15 degrees C during the morning and a maximum of 26 degrees C in the afternoons during the summer.

ISRAEL RAMIREZ

The Los Ramirez group from Selguapa, sold its coffee in cherry from 1985 — 2018 unaware of the potential value of their coffee.

Over the past few years with some help from critical partnerships, Israel has taken the initiative to process and sell his coffee as specialty grade. Game changer! This espresso is very chocolatey and sweet