LOS NUBARRONES - NICARAGUA

SWEET & SMOOTH | CRANBERRY | DARK CHOCOLATE

NUEVA SEGOVIA, NICARAGUA

A great option for espresso, bold notes of dark chocolate with  sweet cranberry afternotes. We are serving this on bar at the moment at both shops. Lovely option for milk based beverages.

More About The Montealegre Sisters

"In 2015, a local producer family in Ocotal realised that the prices paid for coffee cherries in the region were too low and that they could produce high-quality coffee on their own farm, so they decided to create a dry mill, which is now run by sisters Martha and Ana Montealegre.

The family own a few farms that were inherited from Martha and Ana’s father. Like many properties in the area (in the north, bordering Honduras), the story of the farms’ ownership is a complex one. From 1975-1979 the Nicaraguan revolution hit the entire country, but it was even more intense at the Honduran border, forcing the family to emigrate to the USA.

They returned to Ocotal six years later to find that their house and much of their farmland had been seized by the government. Only the house was returned to them – they had lost more than 100 manzanas (70ha) of coffee farm.

The dry mill services their farms and greenhouse – which they built in 2020 to grow experimental lots and more delicate varieties – but also the coffee of some relatives and a few non-related producers from the area. Up to 30 people work at the mill during the season. Most of the coffee is delivered as wet parchment or cherries and 80% of the lots are washed."

Producers: Ana & Martha Montealegre (Sourced through And Sons Importers)

Varietal: Red Catuai

Altitude: 1600-1700 m.a.s.l

Process: Washed

Flavour Notes: Sweet, smooth, great body with notes of cranberry and dark chocolate

Best for: Espresso