Nicaragua Los Jilgueros

Origin

• 🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40
• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

Producer: Perelta Family Origin: Macuelizo , Nueva Segovia Varietal: Obato Altitude: 1350 metres above sea level Process: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. Flavours: Caramel Biscuit, Lime & Chocolate Importer: Covoya Where is it from? About This Coffee This lot is from Manuel Armando Peralta's Finca Los Jilgueros . This 100% Obata varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process., single-plot microlotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. utilises a raised bed natural process with an extended anaerobicAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion. cherry fermentation. The Peralta Family coffee-growing history dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, but it was only in 2008 that brothers Julio and Octavio shifted focus to developing unique specialty preparations. We are privileged to have known the Peraltas for several years and have always admired the attitude and values that they have brought to their operation. From single plot, single varietal separations to carefully controlled extended fermentations, the Peralta family continue to position themselves at the forefront of specialty coffee innovation. The Region Finca Los Jilgueros is situated near the village of Brujil in Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia. In 1801 the existence of precious minerals was discovered in Macuelizo, attracting many immigrants from other regions of the country, motivated by these newfound resources. By 1813 the first hamlet had been formed and in 1815 it was founded as a town. The first founders of this municipality were the Cáceres and Ramírez families, from Honduras; those who over time became the administrators of the mines. This municipality also has molejón stone mines where they extract stones that are sold and used to sharpen knives, axes and machetes. It also has granite, tungsten, molybdenum, lead, basalt, and pyrite mines. Macuelizo is recognized for its quiet rural life, where you can feel the scent of pine blossoms and coffee; and as an ancestral town, originated by the exploitation of gold and silver in colonial times. Coffee is now a major contributor to the local economy alongisde distinctive Creole seed beans, for which