NikaraguaLos Planes13°46’36” N 86°32’49” W
10 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
The coffee processing usually starts right after the harvest gets picked and weighed. Nowadays there are dozens of methods to do it - we decided on two different ones for our coffee lot:
Natural (full Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaMunicipio de Dipilto13°45’11” N 86°27’18” W
11 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Since over 80% of Nicaraguas coffee comes from small farms, our trip wouldn’t be complete without seeing those smaller farms too.
Don Concho and Doña Maria’s farm is a 15 minute through the Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaOcotal13°37’53” N 86°28’28” W
11 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Coming down from the farm we stopped at Ocotal to have some lunch. Like half the town we got in line and at the buffet ordered our lunch.
Most of us did so by pointing … 🤣
We finished our tour Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaDipilto Viejo13°46’1” N 86°30’28” W
11 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After our day out and about it was time to continue processing our coffee lot. Since it was a small amount, we hand washed it in a bucket instead of the big washing line.
Then we brought it to the Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaLos Planes13°46’36” N 86°32’49” W
11 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Just a collection of impressions of the food and living conditions of the Finca…
NikaraguaMozonte13°39’19” N 86°26’24” W
12 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The last part of the coffee process is the Dry Mill, where the coffee gets delivered, weighed, and processed for shipping.
The Brido Azul just moved to this bigger space in November so there was Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaMozonte13°38’53” N 86°26’45” W
12 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I’m still fairly new to cupping after the virtual one I did a couple months ago. So I was really excited for this day and the chance to cup straight at the producer/dry mill with super fresh Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaGranada11°55’49” N 85°57’15” W
13 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next stop was Granada, a colonial town an hour from Managua.
I believe the pictures speak for themselves. Very different from Managua, very colorful and more tourists (eventhough not that many still). Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaGranada11°55’54” N 85°57’19” W
14 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The cacao bean has always been closely linked to the coffee bean in origin countries (the cacao belt is similar to the coffee, especially the Robusta that is grown at lower heights), distribution Czytaj więcej
NikaraguaPacayita11°56’26” N 86°2’53” W
14 stycznia 2024, Nikaragua ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The volcano crater sea is a wonderful refreshment on a hot day.
Blue, perfect temperature, lots of nature and food options.
I chilled in the Laguna Beach clubs lounge chair and hammocks - good Czytaj więcej
