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Nicaragua Entre Rios

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Central America is in full swing here, and  Alberto Ramos and his farm, Finca Entre Rios, make their return to Huck! Entre Rios should be a familiar name in our lineup, but keep your eyes peeled - this is only the first Nicaragua we’ll roast and brew this season.

 

Alberto named his farm Finca Entre Rios because it sits between the San Francisco, San Isidro, and Margaritozo rivers. And while he's been farming his father's land since his teens, he didn’t purchase his own land until 2007. 

Nicaragua is kinda a weird origin, where it's common practice to wash coffee on-farm, then deliver wet coffee to a central drying facility. In most other countries, it's more common to deliver coffee in cherry on the day of picking, or fully washed and dried. Cherry or dried parchment tends to be a bit easier to control, and in many Nicaraguan drying facilities/purchasing stations, there's a big risk that coffee will sit wet too long before drying, developing defects. Puma Coffees, a relatively new company formed by Manuel Rosales, handles the drying and logistics, making it possible to roast Alberto's tasty goods here in Denver.

This year we had the pleasure of spending some time with Manuel, Puma, and Alberto in the Ocotal area of Northern Nicaragua, and we’re looking forward to growing with everyone in the network. This is probably the most complex harvest we’ve roasted from Alberto, and both Finca Entre Rios and other farms in the Puma network seem excited to keep pushing for better and better quality moving forward.

Alberto's coffee packs plenty of traditional flavors, but also has some lovely fruit in the cup. We're tasting milk-friendly hazelnut and cocoa, with a touch of pear, a touch of citrus, and a big dose of black cherry to make this everyday drinker a bit more interesting.



 *** For roasting schedule, shipping, receiving & additional information, please visit out Frequently Asked Questions . And, for a primer on coffee processing, check out our Processing Basics Guide. *** 

Images of Alberto Ramos and Finca Entre Rios courtesy Puma Coffee.


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