Origin: Jinotega, Nicaragua

Producer: Jose Luis & Rosario

Farm: El Taiwan

Processing: Washed

Varietal: Bourbon, Red & Yellow Catuai, Caturra

Altitude: 1450m

Flavour: Pear, Grapefruit, Almond, Jujube

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About this coffee:

Everything you can imagine with a traditional washed coffee, but this one was left fermented for 17 hours before washing and drying.

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About Farm El Taiwan & the Jose family:

Jose Luis & Rosario have an incredibly floral crop at the highest altitudes of Jinotega, Nicaragua.

Some of its notes are reminiscent of geisha variety coffee, though in this case those notes are likely from their bourbon and overall level of ripe picking. Up on amountaintop, they and their family cultivate not only coffee but also cabbage and potatoes. Their kids (Hazel, Gerson, Luis Miguel and Angel Joan) help them run their farm and very small community store.

When asked what they would like to do with increased income from coffee sales, they told us they'd like to improve the kitchen in their house and plant new coffee plants in order to maintain their production levels!