Producer: Tessie & Ratibor HartmannFarm: Mi FinquitaLocation: Los Pozos, Tierras AltasVariety: TypicaProcess: NaturalAltitude: 1,750 - 2,000 masl Fermentation▪▪▪▫▫ Sweetness▪▪▪▪▪ Acidity▪▪▪▫▫ Roast▪▪▫▫▫ Affectionately named My Little Farm by Ratibor Jr. and Tessie Hartmann, the consistently prolific Best of Panama auction lot producers in the famed Finca Hartmann lineage, Mi Finquita belongs to an historic portfolio of acclaimed estates, alongside Guarumo Farm, Ojo de Agua, and Santa Clara as well as the family’s latest projects, Hartmann Great Reserve and their daughter, Yessie Hartmann’s Gato Grande. Ratibor Jr. and Tessie’s washed Geisha, Euphoria, placed 14th in the 2024 Best of Panama under the Hartmann Great Reserve banner, while Mi Finquita clinched 4th Place Geisha Natural and 11th Place Geisha Washed at the 2023 Best of Panama, as well as 4th Place Geisha Washed in 2022. Instilled with a deep love for the lands of Tierras Altas and the wondrous coffees they yield, Ratibor Jr. and Tessie sustain and strengthen the agricultural legacy begun by patriarch Alois Hartmann in the earlier 1900s and developed by his son, Ratibor Sr. since the 1970s, by continuing to cultivate exceptional coffee with a philosophy rooted in biodiversity, ecological stewardship, and a profound respect for nature. Beyond their own prospering ventures, Ratibor Jr. and Tessie are generous mentors to a new generation of producers, sharing their expertise with emerging estates, to bolster the endurance and evolution of Panama’s premier stature in the global coffee landscape. As one of Boquete coffee farms’ foundational varieties, Typica is afforded special regard by Panamanian specialty coffee producers as one that expresses both an essential and accessible cup character that specialty coffee drinkers would appreciate as a clean, sweet, and well-balanced daily morning cup. Because of this sense of history combined with the potential for very good cup quality, in spite of the tendency for lower yields and susceptibility to adverse elements, legacy producers like the Lerida enterprise persevere in sustaining a substantial allocation of plots for Typica in their plantations. Archers’ first Panamanian lot in our Specialty Selection, Michella Typica underwent a traditional washed process, whereby cherries at a pre-determined ripeness level were harvested and further sorted through flotation, before being depulped and fully demucilaged. To dry, the coffees in parchment were spread out on a patio under direct sunlight for an initial two-day pre-drying phase before being completed carefully using mechanical dryers for another four days. By increasing inclusivity of a wider range of tastes and preferences through focused and thoughtful production of non-Geisha varieties, Michella caters to specialty coffee enthusiasts who may be at earlier stages in their journey of sensory discovery, or simply are looking to taste the best of Panama apart from the Geisha. Consequently, this contributes to enriching appreciation of Panama as a specialty coffee origin beyond the Geisha.