Nomad (Barcelona)
Nicaragua - El Bosque 250g
El Bosque is a very sweet coffee with notes of chocolate and red fruits in fragrance. In the mouth, a creamy body stands out with lots of chocolate and fruity notes of raspberries and cherries, a vinous but very balanced acidity and an aftertaste with final notes of orange.
Harvest: 2023
Region: Ocotal, Nueva Segovia
Altitude: 1600masl
Variety: Yellow Catuai
Process: Natural
The El Bosque farm is managed by Julio Peralta and is located in the picturesque area of Ocotal, near the Dipilto-Jalapa mountain range, which forms the border between Nicaragua and Honduras. Despite its turbulent past during the civil war, Nueva Segovia has become a center for Cup of Excellence winners in recent years.
Their farms produce exceptional coffee, harvested from December to April. Higher altitude areas of the mountains experience a later harvest. Nicaragua is an interesting player in the specialty coffee industry, using traditional methods along with modern processing techniques, such as red and yellow honeys. While the washing processes are carried out on the mountain farms, the coffee is transported to a centralized dry mill for drying, taking advantage of the favorable climate change found an hour away down the mountain. The farms are managed centrally from the central mill where the agronomist Edwin goes out to visit them every day of the week.
The Peraltas were pioneers in producing microlots, taking advantage of Guatemalan knowledge and adapting it to the Nicaraguan context. Over the years, microlots have been introduced on five farms: El Bosque, Santa María de Lourdes, Samaria, La Argentina and La Cascada.
At Peralta farms, the microlot concept focuses on a small volume of coffee picked on the same day from a specific farm plot. The criteria cover harvest day and geographic location, emphasizing coffee varieties and microclimates. Natural divisions such as mountain slopes, streams, and forested areas guide the separation of sections. Altitude, shade and biodiversity play a vital role in protecting coffee trees, taking inspiration from the forests of Ethiopia, the birthplace of the coffee tree.
Different varieties thrive at different altitudes; For example, Catuai grows well at about 1,200 meters above sea level, while Bourbon plants find optimal protection against certain diseases at elevations of at least 1,400 meters above sea level. This careful attention to altitude and microclimate ensures that each batch offers unique flavors and exceptional, which reflect the richness of Nicaragua's coffee heritage.
