Nicaragua: Limoncillo, Red Caturra, Honey

Tasting notes

In the roaster’s words

Nicaragua: Limoncillo, Red Caturra, Honey This super sweet cup is like orange candy , with a gentle white grape developing alongside and a little shoulder of greengage on the finish. The coffee we have here hails from the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua, grown and processed for us by our good friends the Mierisch family. This is one of our longest continuing producer relationships as we’ve been buying coffee from their farm, Finca Limoncillo, since 2007, and we foresee that continuing for many years yet. The second single origin coffee we’re releasing from this year’s harvest is a Honey-processed Red Caturra. On The Farm All of the Mierisch family's Nicaraguan coffee farms are sprinkled across the Jinotega and Matagalpa regions in the northwest of the country. They’re dotted on either side of the mountain range that forms the border between the two departments. When Roland travels to visit the farms, he’ll generally see Limoncillo on the same day as La Huella and Mama Mina, as they are close to one another. The journey typically starts at Mama Mina, continues through La Huella, and finishes at Limoncillo, the largest of the three farms. Finca Limoncillo is a premium coffee farm and jewel of the Mierisch family, nestled at 1,200 metres above sea level in the lush mountains of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Spanning 171 hectares, 109 of which are dedicated to coffee cultivation, the farm is known not only for its breathtaking landscape, with nine waterfalls crossing its terrain, but also for its role as a benchmark in Nicaraguan specialty coffee. Owned by the highly respected Mierisch family, known for their experimental processing, varietal work, and exceptional coffees, Limoncillo is home to a wide range of varietals including Caturra, Red Bourbon, Pacamara, and Java. People The very first Mierisch farm was founded in 1895 by German émigré Ernst Bruno Mierisch Boettiger. He was compensated by the Nicaraguan government for his engineering work on the construction of the Pacific railroad between Masaya and Diriamba with a parcel of land, including a goldmine and a farm he named "Sajonia" (the Spanish spelling of his home region in Germany, Saxony). In 1908 he planted his first coffee tree. Today, Fincas Mierisch operates nine coffee farms in Nicaragua and three in Honduras. More than 100 years later, the family business is run by his grandson, Dr. Erwin Mierisch Buitrago (third generation), and great-great-grandson Erwin "Wingo" Mierisch Jackman (fifth generation). Win

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Grown at Finca Limoncillo, a Mierisch family farm in Matagalpa, Nicaragua.