SOUTH CARIBBEAN FINE NATURAL ROBUSTA FROM NICARAGUA

Terroir is essential for growing high-quality Robusta and, thanks to the ideal farming conditions found in Nueva Guinea, on the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua, such as soil quality, rainfall and temperature which, together with adhering to harvesting best practices, picking only the fully ripe cherries, translates in to a splendid cup of the finest Robusta coffee around.
 

Sajonia Estate Coffee has selected the Conilon variety because produces good yields and has the cup profile the roasters are looking for. Also is important to highlight that, the new Robusta coffee growers in Nueva Guinea, have access to financing and technical assistance from the company. as well as to a new wet mill, which has been built to process Fine Washed Robusta Coffee. 

The Robusta plantations are lifting the local communities by creating new infrastructure, hundreds of new jobs, retaining this way in the region the work force that used to migrate to Costa Rica to harvest coffee. 

With the effects of climate change continuing to pose a threat to the future of the global coffee industry, investing in Robusta production has never been more critical. 

Origin: Nicaragua

Altitude: Between 300 to 600 masl 

Grown Varieties: Canephora / Conilon Robusta

Region Specific: Nueva Guinea, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Process: Natural. Selective Handpicked Fully Ripe Coffee Cherries only, fermented for 14 hours & sun dried.with the pulp during 3 or 4 weeks, for a proper natural sun-drying process.

Cup Profile: A very nice and interesting Robusta coffee! Sweet and spicy. It's literally a mix of spices, as clove dill, green pepper, mature red ripe fruits, with hints of strawberry. Lots of milky buttery notes, milkshake like, in a bold body and medium tartaric acidity. 

Recomendations: Fine robustas can have many desirable characteristics and can be served as single origin or blended, to add complexity and creat a totally new product, which the roaster might never have offered before.