Region: Piedra Candela, Renacimiento, Chiriquí
Elevation: 1570 - 1770 masl
About: Finca Auromar is 74 acres of pristine tropical rainforest in the highlands of Candela, Panama. Owner, Roberto Brenes, has cultivated a balance between farming and conservation by leaving 2/3rds of his land in its natural state and by using endemic trees as shade for his coffee. Unsurprisingly, Finca Auromar has placed in the prestigious Best of Panama competition four times, taking out 1st place twice! For his naturals, Roberto uses very ripe late harvest cherries with maximum sugar content and dries them on raised beds for 20 to 30 days. The result is an intensely aromatic, creamy coffee with strong notes of yellow peach, jasmine, papaya, and a sweet milk chocolate finish.
