Nicaragua - Finca Agua Sarca - Maracaturra Washed

Origine: Dipilto, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua     
Variety: Maracaturra
Process: Washed
Elevation: 1,450 MASL

Finca Agua Sarca is a 67-hectare farm owned by Isacio Javier Albir. The Albir family has owned the farm for over 30 years, passing it down through its generations. Following conflict in Nicaragua in the 1980s, the farm underwent restoration work in 1994, and the planting of forest and fruit trees began.

Environmental protection is important to the farm. Finca Agua Sarca has an area of almost 11 hectares dedicated to protecting the native forest, environment, and biodiversity. This farm is found along the border that Nicaragua shares with Honduras and is surrounded by a forest protection area. 

The surrounding communities are typically low-income. The farm employs more than 180 people during harvest and around 25 workers year-round, providing job opportunities within their neighboring communities

The farm hopes to continue to grow and become stronger, and be a benchmark for quality coffee production processes in northern Nicaragua.

For their Washed processing, only ripe coffee is picked, then floated (using recycled water), dry-pulped, and left to rest for 36 hours. From there, it is washed with clean water. The coffee is then placed in polypropylene bags and sent to Cafetos de Segovia. This farm also carries out the following processes: Honey, Natural, Natural Anaerobic, semi-washed, and extra-long processed coffee.

Expected Tasting Notes

Sweet and Rich
Red grape, Cocoa, Brown sugar