The Story and Legend of Panama Hartmann Estate Caturra Red Wine Process Specialty Coffee Beans

Hartmann Estate Introduction

The story of Hartmann is as legendary as its coffee. Hartmann Estate is located in Santa Clara, Chiriquí Province. Its founder was Mr. Alois St. Hartmann (Luis Hartmann). He was born on June 20, 1891, in the Moravia region of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic, and died on May 25, 1970, at the age of 78.

After World War I began, he was abandoned as a young boy. Thanks to his mother, he survived by hiding on a ship bound for Pennsylvania, USA. His two brothers both died in the war after enlisting. Luis Hartmann traveled through several countries with his friends until he arrived in Panama in 1911 and settled in Chiriquí Province in 1912, mainly active in the Candela area. He built his first small cabin in the primeval forest there.

For pour-over Hartmann coffee: use 15g of coffee, medium grind (Fuji burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First infusion with 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops halfway before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g in total. Avoid the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Details

Country: Panama

Grade: SHG

Region: Volcán Region

Altitude: 1250-1700 Meters

Processing Method: Red Wine Process

Variety: Caturra

Estate: Hartmann Estate

Flavor Notes: Smoked wood spices, berry, fruit wine aroma

Panama Hartmann Estate Caturra Red Wine Process

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee | Ingredients: In-house roasted | Shelf life: 30 days | Net weight: 227g | Packaging: Bulk | Taste profile: Neutral coffee beans | Roast level: Medium roast | Raw/cooked: Roasted coffee beans | Sugar content: Sugar-free | Origin: Panama | Coffee type: Other

Today's Hartmann Estate is a family business founded by Ratibor Hartmann, son of Luis, in 1940. In 1966, Ratibor married Dinorora Sandi from Costa Rica. They had five children together: Ratibor Jr., Alan, Alexander, Alice, and Kelly. Each family member takes on different responsibilities in coffee cultivation management, harvesting and processing, and estate tours. A family estate that has been growing coffee for over 100 years is itself a legendary story.

This family business has a provincial cupping laboratory and sample roasting room. They rigorously cup each batch of coffee cherries, which ensures the stable quality of Hartmann Estate's coffee and their continuous pursuit of improvement. Their scientific approach to coffee, combined with nearly 100 years of family experience, guarantees their excellent production.

A legendary estate with a provincial-level cupping laboratory and sample roasting room. Their rigorous attitude and strict standards ensure the stable quality of Hartmann Estate's coffee.

This batch is Red Wine processed Caturra variety, emitting an extremely rich fruit wine aroma from the moment of grinding, accompanied by fresh smoked wood spice notes. Combined with the special berry sweetness from natural processing, the aroma alone is intoxicating. Upon tasting, it reveals rich tropical fruit flavors, like a cocktail carefully blended from passion fruit, mango, orange, and berry juices along with peach wine. No, this is simply a cocktail from nature itself.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Hartmann's Red Wine processed Caturra, with its smoked wood spice and fruit wine aroma, is one of Panama's most distinctive cups. If you want the classic Boquete expression of Panamanian terroir, the FrontStreet Boquete Geisha is a single-estate entry-level Geisha grown at 1,600 meters on fertile volcanic ash soil, showing the variety's signature jasmine, green tea, honey, citrus, and orange. The FrontStreet Panama Butterfly blends Geisha with Caturra and Catuai in the Baru Volcano region at 1,600 meters and is finely washed, delivering body, acidity, and floral notes at a friendly price. For the top of the range, the FrontStreet Esmeralda Red Label Geisha is taken from a single plot above 1,700 meters with a cupping score of 91 and a refined orange-honey character. And if Caturra itself is what you enjoy, the FrontStreet Diamond Mountain brings Caturra and Catuai from Esmeralda's Jaramillo and Cañas Verdes farms, where volcanic soil and old-growth shade give the beans rich fruit aromas and sweetness.