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Nicaragua Notega-UCASUMAN Coffee Cooperative Organic beans

Nicaraguan coffee is not well-known in Taiwan in recent years, except for the traditional high-altitude typical tree species such as M aragogype and Java tree beans, it is rarely mentioned by coffee lovers. In fact, the growing conditions of Nicaraguan coffee are not inferior to those of Central American countries. It is grown in high altitude shaded coffee with round and balanced taste and less sharp acidity. With neighboring Honduras to the north, it has become another coffee trend in Central America in the past year or two, with annual exports reaching US $200 million. 33, 000 families in the country are engaged in coffee production and provide about 200000 jobs. Most of the excellent coffee beans come from the central Jinotega and Matagalpa regions. In recent years, coffee trees are mainly catarra, with some typical and bourbon and so on. Good Nicaraguan coffee will be printed on the bean bag (SHG) the word stands for coffee beans produced at high altitude.

In the early years, most coffee was purchased by large coffee merchants and farms, and there were few separate small coffee farms and cooperatives. In recent years, Nicaragua has improved the quality of roads and coffee cup test competitions and other incentives, so that many farmers with vision and ideals are committed to the improvement of coffee quality. Coupled with the long-term funding of the Fair Trade Association (FT) and the Organic Agriculture improvement Association (OCIA) for the construction of basic production facilities and tutoring in planting technology, more and more small coffee farms and coffee cooperatives have gradually established their own farms around the world. Coffee is mostly harvested from December to March and will be sold in the market from April to July. The introduction of coffee beans harvested by the UCASUMAN Coffee Cooperative in the MANCOTAL producing area of Jinotega, central in 2010, is also certified by the Fair Trade Association (FT) and the Organic Agriculture improvement Association (OCIA) as organic beans, and certified as organic raw beans by the North District Branch of the Agriculture and Food Administration in Taiwan (organic label number is 099-1064-00002).

UCASUMAN organic beans have complete shape, high regularity, high defects and few defects, and the appearance of beans is clean and fresh.

Shallow roasting end (City): the dry aroma of ground coffee has the aroma of nutty almonds, and after brewing, it exudes the aroma of wheat-scented black tea, complex, deep and thick taste, citrus acid obviously has a slight acidity unlike Nicaraguan coffee floating in mid-air, and citrus acid brings out the coolness of mint on both sides of the mouth.

60 seconds after baking (Full City-): the aroma of jasmine is scattered during cooking, the aroma of citrus acid is masked by the aroma of milk in front, the sweetness of orange plums gradually emerges after the tip cools, and the taste begins to be smooth and meticulous at this time, and the taste and aroma of Yuyun black tea wreath in the nose.

Re-baking second explosion (Full City): after grinding, the aroma of sesame peanuts is strong, hazelnut cocoa is sweet, the taste is smooth and soft, like honey maltose, Huigan reveals the delicate smoky taste of Guardia Antigua coffee in sweetness and flowers.

Cup test date: 2010.07.14

Dry aroma: 7

Wet aroma: 8

Clean: 7

Brightness: 8

Taste: 8

Balance: 8

Complexity: 9

Sweetness: 8

Acid quality: 8

Yu Yun: 8

Cup test score: 79

Overall comment: the organic bean of UCASUMAN Coffee Cooperative in MANCOTAL, Jinotega, Nicaragua is a coffee with obvious black tea aroma. What is interesting is that its acidity and aftertaste have the shadow of Guardia Antigua, strong acidity, thick finish and fine smoky taste, which is different from other Nicaraguan organic beans.