Nicaragua - Fair Trade Organic

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Fair Trade Organic (FTO) Coffee

This honey process coffee comes from Molino Norte, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The estate has been in the Angelina Lopez family for over a century and to this day grandparents, children and grandchildren continue to manage the estate together. The coffee is wet and dry milled on the estates' premises in order to better manage quality control. The growing altitude is between 900 and 1,590 meters.

Certification/Grading: SHG/EP

Roast: Medium

Tasting Profile: Cocoa, yellow plum, apricot, pear, honey floral, and citrus tones.

Grower: Smallholder farmers from Molino Norte

Variety: Yellow and Red CAtuai, Catimor & Parainema

Region: Molino Norte, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Altitude: 900-1590 M

Soil Type: Clay Minerals

Process: Fully washed, fermented for 12-14 hours and then dried on patios and raised beds