Nicaragua | Buenos Aires | Yellow Catuai | Natural | Espresso | 250g

Origin

• 🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Farm: Buenos Aires Region: Dipilto, Nueva Segovia Elevation: 1000 - 1750 masl 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.: Yellow CatuaiCatuaíA Brazilian cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra: short, productive, storm-resistant. Sweet, mild, dependable — everywhere in Brazil and Central America. 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. Notes: Milk chocolate, peach, honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. About: Coffee producer Olman Valladarez and his team support many social projects in their local community. They have developed public health campaigns focussed on issues most relevant to the community such as dental care, breast cancer, and diabetes. Moreover, they also organise recreational activities and celebrations for important holidays. This Yellow Catuai hails from Finca Buenos Aires, which placed 1st in the Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. in 2015, and is a great example of the diversity of varieties that exist here. Due to its susceptibility to leaf rust it is very rare to find Yellow Catuai in Nicaragua, making this a unique paring of variety and terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process..