Pennine Nicaraguan Maragogype Green Coffee Beans (1kg)

Location/Origin	Nicaragua
Altitude	1200m
Variety	Maragogype
Preperation	Washed
Harvest	June-December
Owner / Farm	Finca Las Nubes
SCA Cup score and notes	85 Chocolate and apple with a treacle finish.

 

 

Finca Las Nubes is located in Dipilto, Nueva Segovia in Old Dipilto on the border with Honduras. The fertile soils, plenty of rain and rivers make this area geographically perfect for growing coffee.The farm has a long and turbulent history, like many in Nicaragua. Re-possessed by the government in the 1980’s, and finally returned to the owners to be revived and dedicated to the production of high quality coffee. The farm has about 25 blocks planted with coffee, which are in production and a further 30 acres of protected virgin forest, and produces a variety of hybrid and catimore varietals.

 

Origin green coffee beans, Nicaraguan Maragogype. Green coffee beans, the type Marogype means Elephant Foot – referring to the large size of the green bean.

• Maragogype is a mutant variety from the Bourbon coffee plant, which has huge leaves, large cherries and huge long shaped beans with a double cut centre.
• It is also known as the “Elephant Bean” due to its large size. The tree produces fewer cherries and it is said that the flavour is more concentrated.

Maragogype green coffee beans (1kg), raw unroasted coffee beans to roast with a small batch coffee roaster.