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Finca La Bendición • Nicaragua

Finca La Bendición • Nicaragua

$22.50
$22.50
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TASTING NOTES: Strawberry • Shortbread • Pineapple • Cashew
COUNTRY: Nicaragua
PRODUCER: Luis Alberto Balladarez
PROCESSING: Natural

Amount:
  • WHOLE BEAN WHOLE BEAN
  • COARSE - FRENCH PRESS/COLD BREW COARSE - FRENCH PRESS/COLD BREW
  • MEDIUM COARSE - CHEMEX MEDIUM COARSE - CHEMEX
  • MEDIUM - DRIP BREWER MEDIUM - DRIP BREWER
  • MEDIUM FINE - V60/AEROPRESS MEDIUM FINE - V60/AEROPRESS
  • FINE - ESPRESSO FINE - ESPRESSO
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Country

Nicaragua

Nicaragua
Region

Dipilto, Nueva Segovia

Producer

Luis Alberto Balladarez

Altitude

1400-1600 masl

Variety

Pacamara

Processing

Natural

Drying

Raised beds

This is our fifth year purchasing coffee from Luis Alberto Balladarez, via our friends at The Coffee Quest Importers.

This coffee comes from Finca La Bendición in the Dipilto-Jalapa mountain range of Nueva Segovia in northern Nicaragua (where Luis has multiple farms). True to the farm’s translation, La Bendición (“a blessing”) is a textbook example of phenomenal terroir for coffee cultivation: loose sandy soil with abundant humus (a rich organic material), ideal and consistent annual rains, a rich biodiverse environment of flora and fauna, and an abundance of tree coverage.

The growing conditions only tell part of the story: this coffee, like many from Finca La Bendición, was processed at Beneficio Las Segovias (BLS), a facility also managed by Luis. Coffee is carefully handpicked and delivered to BLS; from here, BLS “floats” all coffees in water to sort by density and remove potentially defective cherries. Naturals (like this offering) are then immediately taken to African raised beds where they dry anywhere from 25-30 days. BLS consistently produces some of the best coffees in Nicaragua, including many Cup of Excellence award winners; most notably 3rd place in 2022, 6th place in 2021, 1st place in 2020, 1st and 5th place in 2018, and many more placements over the years.

First and foremost, we chose this coffee continue our buying relationship with Luis Alberto. We also want to continue highlighting the amazing output from Luis and his farms in Nicaragua. The varietal for this offering, Pacamara, is known for its very high quality potential, and this lot delivers fully. This coffee presents with a silky mouthfeel, fruit notes of strawberry and pineapple, and a shortbread-like sweetness.

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