How to taste Nicaraguan coffee

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Nicaragua is located in central Central America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The highlands in the north and the coastal plains in the east are part of the Central American volcanic belt. The eastern plain is high-temperature and rainy, with a tropical maritime climate. The suitable climate provides an excellent growth environment for the cultivation of coffee.

High-quality Nicaraguan coffee, grown in the north and middle of the country. Coffee is a pillar industry in Nicaragua, producing nearly 100,000 tons of coffee beans every year. Many people who have tasted Nicaraguan coffee usually think that it is no different from Salvadoran coffee or Honduran coffee. It is full-bodied, smooth and delicate, with a slightly bitter finish, like a faint taste in a wine.

When tasting Nicaraguan coffee, you'd better take a sip of cold water first.

To better feel its mellow taste. Drink coffee while it is hot, because the tannins in Nicaraguan coffee are easy to change during cooling, and the taste becomes sour, which will affect the flavor of the coffee. You can add the right amount of sugar, and then add cream.

Characteristics of Nicaraguan coffee

Nicaragua coffee is obscure compared with Guatemala coffee. Compared with high mountain beans in Guatemala, Nicaraguan beans are more balanced and lack a little of their own characteristics. Its particles are moderate in size, mild in taste and very aromatic and mellow. Nicaragua is located in central Central America, and the best coffee in Nicaragua is produced in Sinotega and Novo Segovia in Matagalpa.

Nicaraguan producing area

Nicaragua is mainly divided into four major producing areas, namely, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sub-region (Segovias), Madaguelba / Henodeka region (Matagalpa/Jinotega), Borgo region (Boaco) and Pacific Coast region (Pacific). The highest planting height in Bosnia and Herzegovina is about 1500mur2000, and the coffee produced is the highest SHG (StrictlyHighGrown).

Cultivation in Nicaragua

Planted with volcanic ash and shaded trees, it produces high-quality Nicaraguan coffee with a mediocre, soft and slightly sour flavor. Nicaraguan coffee is the largest of all coffee beans, while MADRIZ (Madriz) is located in the mountains of northern Nicaragua, adjacent to NuevaSegovia,Jinotega and Esteli, the area is quiet and elegant, with the famous Somoto Canyon, and the local residents are mainly indigenous peoples of various tribes and people who mixed with the Spaniards in the colonial period (mostly Chorotegas). The local production of coffee, the development of arts and crafts processing trade, as well as traditional delicacies. Madriz is characterized by a cool climate, its small town looks simple, but features beautiful roofs and special tile white buildings, there are also many coffee plantations, and the mountains are covered with verdant pine and oak forests.

Madriz is an ecological coffee with a very hard shell. In the pure natural planting environment, it uses more complex operations to maintain the delicate aroma and taste of the coffee; it is produced in northern Nicaragua between Matagalpa and Jinotega, with an average annual rainfall of 1500-1700mm and a temperature of 20-29 degrees Celsius. All the coffee is selected manually, and the labor and time cost is much higher than that of ordinary beans.