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World Champion Panama Natural Geisha Coffee Flavor Profile & Hartman Family Coffee Pioneer Story

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Origin: Chiriquí Province, Santa Clara • Altitude: 0-1800 meters • Estate: Hartman Estate • Variety: Geisha • Processing: Natural • Method: Natural Process • Harvest: Hand-picked • Certification: Bird-Friendly Certified Today FrontStreet Coffee will introduce you to the premium selection of Natural Geisha coffee beans from Panama's Hartman Estate - the 2015 World Roasting Championship champion beans, from a renowned family-owned coffee estate that has pioneered sustainable farming practices in the highlands of Panama. This exceptional lot showcases the distinctive floral and citrus notes that have made Panamanian Geisha coffee famous worldwide, with a delicate jasmine aroma, bright bergamot acidity, and lingering honey sweetness that define the Hartman family's commitment to quality and innovation in coffee cultivation.

Coffee Origin Information

Region: Santa Clara, Chiriquí Province

Altitude: 0-1,800 meters

Estate: Finca Hartmann

Variety: Geisha

Processing Method: Natural

Process: Natural process

Harvest: Hand-picked

Certification: Bird Friendly Certification

Finca Hartmann Natural Geisha

Today, FrontStreet Coffee will introduce you to the premium natural processed Geisha coffee beans from Panama's Finca Hartmann.

This was the championship bean at the 2015 World Coffee Roasting Championship, where Polish roaster Audun Sørbotten conquered all the judges with this very coffee to claim the title. It's said that Audun has his own principles when selecting beans—he rarely roasts Geisha, and only after much persuasion from others did he finally begin roasting Geisha varieties.

The Hartmann Legacy

Hartmann is Panama's most prestigious coffee family, and Finca Hartmann was also one of the first farms to grow coffee in the Volcan region. They place extreme importance on quality and actively experiment with new agricultural practices. The senior Hartmann, Ratibor Hartmann Troetsch, inherited his father's coffee business in Santa Barbara, Volcan region, establishing Finca Hartmann back in the 1940s, making him a pioneer in the now-renowned Volcan coffee-producing area.

This year's "Best of Panama" natural Geisha champion "La Mula," last year's Geisha champion "El Hierro" from "Hacienda La Aurora," and Ninety Plus's Geisha estates all come from Volcan, not Boquete. These two regions are on opposite sides of Barú Volcano—one on the east side facing the Atlantic, and one on the west side facing the Pacific—with considerably different coffee flavor profiles.

What makes the senior Hartmann most special is his respect for the natural environment. When his father purchased 500 hectares of land, most of it was actually forest. After inheriting the farmland, Hartmann's friends advised him to clear all the forest to plant coffee on a large scale to make more money. Hartmann didn't take his friends' advice; instead, he preserved most of the original forest.

Starting with the senior Hartmann, the estate became an academic research partner for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and other wildlife conservation organizations. Scholars came to conduct research on the property, discovering many protected species and birds, not only publishing academic papers but also recording bird calls. The third generation of Hartmanns grew up on the estate, not only continuing the senior Hartmann's coffee plantations but also the family's active attitude toward forest conservation—even using "Bird Friendly" wording in their estate trademark.