About This Coffee

This Nicaraguan coffee comes from the 50 ha farm Finca Los Andes located in the Jinotega city in the northern-central of the country . The farm owner Ulrich Salamun grows exceptional coffee midst of subtropical creeks and hills, he has been doing so in Nicaragua since 2003. He is also known for his comedy group ‘maschek’. These coffee beans are the Paca, Caturra and Red Catuai varietals and have been pulped, fermented, washed and pre-dried on the farm before being sent to the family-owned Dry Mill. There, it is sun-dried, hulled, and meticulously prepared for export. Grown at an altitude of 1.100-1.300 masl, this coffee has a good body, citric acidity and a distinctly chocolate ending.

Tasting Notes

Vanilla, citrus, chocolate

Growing Coffee in Nicaragua, Jinotega

Jinotega is located in a long valley surrounded by the cool climate and Dariense Isabelia ridge located 142 km north of the capital Managua. Jinotega produces 80% of Nicaragua's coffee, which is exported to the United States, Canada and Europe. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the economy of Jinotega received a great boost with the cultivation of coffee, which attracted national and foreign entrepreneurs, particularly among the nationals of Granada, León, but also German foreigners and the British. One of the first and largest coffee producers in northern Nicaragua was the community of "La Fundadora" in the municipality of Jinotega run by a British man named Potter who owned these properties at the time. The hospitable climate and the dedication of its producers have allowed Jinotega coffee to reach some of the highest levels of quality in the world. Thus, Jinotega has won national and international competitions for excellence in coffee production. Contests have been organized in Jinotega, such as the Cup of Excellence, because this department is one of the most awarded for this contest at an international level, of which it has been the winner 5 times.