Start with a nose full of chocolate malt. The smooth light cup offers up sweet notes of caramel, melba toast and snickerdoodles. The finish lingers long on a tone of sassafras.
Roast Color: Medium
Prep: Fully washed and dried in the sun
Body: Light, sweet
Flavor Profile: Chocolate malt, cookies, root beer
About this Coffee
GROWER: Promotora de Desarrollo Cooperativo de Las Segovias (PRODECOOP)
REGION: Estelí, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
ALTITUDE: 1,100 – 1,800 meters
PROCESS: Fully washed and dried in the sun
VARIETY: Catuai, Caturra, Bourbon, and Typica
HARVEST: October-March
SOIL: Clay minerals
CERTIFICATION: Conventional
Nicaragua DIPILTO SHG EP is sourced from family-owned farms organized around Promotora de Desarrollo Cooperativo de Las Segovias (PRODECOOP), an umbrella cooperative operating in the departments of Esteli, Madriz and Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua. PRODECOOP operates a centrally located dry mill facility and cupping lab where coffee is received, processed and selected for export. In addition to marketing coffee internationally, PRODECOOP provides producers with financing, training, and technical assistance to improve coffee quality. PRODECOOP also strives to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families through projects promoting income diversification and education.