SEPTEMBER COFFEE OF THE MONTH

Nicaragua: Santa Maria, Jinotega

Santa Maria is one of seven estates that reach across Jinotega and Matagalpa and are owned by Victor Robelo as part of the Las Nubes group. Originally bought in the late nineties, the farms were planted with his fathers’ favourite varietals, Yellow Catuai and Caturra. The Santa Maria farm itself produces mainly Caturra, and under the managerial eye of Jimmy Mierisch is focused on producing high quality lots with new processing methods.

The coffee is picked and processed at the farms own wet mill, before being taken as cherry to the dry mill facility in Matagalpa that Las Nubes bought in 2014… read more