Nueva Segovia - Nicaragua - Medium
One of the higher-altitude regions of Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia’s coffees are among the top performing in Nicragua’s Cup of Excellence program. This particular lot showcases a pleasant juicy, almost cider-like quality with subtle baking spice notes and a hint of citrus. Well balanced for easy drinking, I’ve enjoyed my cups most in both Aeropress and traditional home brewers.
Roast Level: Medium
Process: Washed
Variety: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia, Bourbon
Producer: Asociación Rica Brisa is a collective of 35 associates in the Tarqui region of Huila
Ratio:
Filter - 16:1
Espresso - 18g dose, 44g yield
One of the higher-altitude regions of Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia’s coffees are among the top performing in Nicragua’s Cup of Excellence program. This particular lot showcases a pleasant juicy, almost cider-like quality with subtle baking spice notes and a hint of citrus. Well balanced for easy drinking, I’ve enjoyed my cups most in both Aeropress and traditional home brewers.
Roast Level: Medium
Process: Washed
Variety: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia, Bourbon
Producer: Asociación Rica Brisa is a collective of 35 associates in the Tarqui region of Huila
Ratio:
Filter - 16:1
Espresso - 18g dose, 44g yield
One of the higher-altitude regions of Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia’s coffees are among the top performing in Nicragua’s Cup of Excellence program. This particular lot showcases a pleasant juicy, almost cider-like quality with subtle baking spice notes and a hint of citrus. Well balanced for easy drinking, I’ve enjoyed my cups most in both Aeropress and traditional home brewers.
Roast Level: Medium
Process: Washed
Variety: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia, Bourbon
Producer: Asociación Rica Brisa is a collective of 35 associates in the Tarqui region of Huila
Ratio:
Filter - 16:1
Espresso - 18g dose, 44g yield
Over its existence, PRODECOOP has developed a long line of programs that aim to support their members in a multitude of different ways. They are able to fund these programs using their Fair Trade premium.
Study Through Coffee
Each year 3,000 packages of school supplies and backpacks are delivered to school children, encouraging school attendance and proficiency.
Women’s Initiative
A fund exists that gives women producers, producers’ wives, and producers’ daughters access to loans. This allows for ventures and opportunities such as starting small businesses. Once a loan is paid off, one can apply for more.
Cultivating Health
Promoters trained in the prevention of cervical cancer give talks to interested members. Health-care provision has raised awareness and allowed for screening of more than 3,000 women so far. This program is made possible through Grounds For Health and Nicaragua’s Ministry of Health.
Productivity and Quality
This program is directly focused on the increase both quality and productivity of coffee by means of education of pest and disease control, diversification of varieties, and specifically combating leaf rust.
Food Security and Sovereignty
As most of the producing families are very small in size, the recent changes in climate patterns have a greater effect on the livelihoods of smallholders. This program is dedicated to educating people on diversifying their food securities through the farming of different crops and maintaining livestock, such as chickens, pigs, and cattle.
Harvests of coffee in Nueva Segovia drying on patios
