Nicaragua Vera Sachi Washed Processing - Delicate Floral Aroma with Rich Fruity Fragrance and Mellow Flavor

FrontStreet Coffee - Nicaragua Vera Sachi Washed Introduction

Nicaragua is divided into four major coffee-producing regions: Nueva Segovias, Matagalpa/Jinotega, Boaco, and the Pacific Coast.

Nueva Segovia has the highest cultivation altitude, ranging from roughly 1,450 to 2,100 meters, and produces the top-grade S.H.B. (Strictly Hard Beans) coffee. Its widespread volcanic ash soil and shade-growing practices yield a high-quality Nicaraguan cup with a smooth profile.

Nicaraguan beans are among the largest of all coffee varieties, and the Maragogype "elephant bean" is especially distinctive. Maragogype beans are bigger than regular coffee beans and carry a unique aroma with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel. The coffee trees of the Matagalpa region are the ancient Bourbon variety, typically grown on mountain slopes at altitudes of 1,200 to 1,500 meters, and the area has been recognized by OCIA (the Organic Crop Improvement Association) for its high-altitude, excellent organic coffee.

Nicaraguan coffee has been somewhat overlooked in recent years and is rarely seen on shelves, yet its growing conditions are no less favorable than those of other Central American countries. The coffee has a refreshing, balanced taste. Remarkably, high-altitude beans respond distinctly to roast level: at a light roast they show a smooth sweet-and-sour taste with clean, bright fruit aromas; at a medium roast they reveal rich florals and a smooth texture; and at a medium-dark roast they give off nutty aromas with a sweet, full-bodied, mellow and rich taste.

Nicaragua Vera Sachi Washed

Region: Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

Altitude: 1450m and above

Grade: SHB (Strictly Hard Beans), high-altitude strictly hard beans

Variety: Vera Sachi

Processing Method: Washed

Flavor: caramel, lemon, floral and fruity notes, clean acidity, bright

Knowledge Point

Although we call them "beans," coffee beans are actually the seeds of the fruit of the coffee tree, a plant in the Rubiaceae family.

In Brief

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

The washed process is the thread running through this Nicaraguan lot, and it is the same thread that runs through two of FrontStreet Coffee's most popular washed coffees. First is FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Cherry Tomato, one of the best-known examples of washed coffee, since Kenya excels at the double-washed method. In double washing, the coffee is floated and soaked, the mucilage left on the surface is rinsed off, then the beans are soaked again, dried, and hulled. All that repeated rinsing and soaking draws out a vivid juice character, with rich aromas of cherry tomato, smoked plum, snow pear, black plum, and yellow sugar, and a sweet-and-sour, juicy body that many coffee fans adore.

For a cleaner, more floral expression of the washed process, try FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe Gotiti Cooperative. Washing lets Gotiti show its jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity at their fullest, and after a medium-light roast the cup opens up with green tea and honey notes. It is a natural fit for pour-over, cold brew, and espresso alike.