The excellent Nicaraguan coffee is among the top blends in the world.

The term boutique coffee was first coined by Ms. Knudsen in Coffee and Tea magazine in the United States, when Ms. Knudsen served as B.C. Ireland's coffee buyer in San Francisco, she is very dissatisfied with the industry's neglect of green coffee bean quality, and even some large roasters mix a large number of robersta beans into the mixed beans, so she proposed the concept of fine coffee to advocate the industry to improve quality. The term is used to describe coffee beans that have distinctive flavor characteristics and are grown in special environments. Its use at international coffee conferences spread quickly.

Nicaragua coffee is one of the best in the world. It is mild and delicious, medium-sized and very aromatic. In many countries coffee production has been severely affected for political reasons. The coffee industry in Nicaragua is no exception. The revolution of 1979 forced coffee growers to flee to Miami. A period of uncertainty ensued as the Government considered whether to reallocate land, including many plantations, resulting in a shortage of coffee supplies and a decline in production from more than 1 million bags in the early 1970s to less than 600,000 bags in 1990. Now that the government has liberalized the coffee industry, private owners control the market. The best Nicaragua coffee is grown in the north and centre of the country, with the best coffee grown in Jinotega, Matagalpa and Nuevo Segovia. The best Nicaragua coffee falls into the category of Central Estrictamendte Altura coffee, which is very pleasant with moderate acidity and aroma. The poorer quality beans are widely used in coffee blends.