NICARAGUAN 'SANTA CRUZ' {COE #14} #2327

Nicaraguan ‘Santa Cruz’ {COE#14} is grown in Aranjuez, Matagalpa, which is located next to the Grand River of Matagalpa and also surrounded by mountains. Here, they enjoy ‘eternal spring’ all year long, with temperatures that, typically, range from 79°F to 82°F. The Corrales family regularly submits coffees to The Cup of Excellence - producer, Sara Isabella Corrales Rivas, says, “For us, it is like a challenge, because nature is wise and does not behave the same every year and this is something that is very difficult to evaluate.” They use the competition as a tool to assess their coffees and discover if their approach to growing/producing coffee could be improved or if they’re doing something right. This constant drive to have high-quality and high-ranking coffees pushes Sara and the Corrales family to always be adapting and learning, which in turn, pushes the coffee farming world towards practices that benefit farmers, our planet, and us, as coffee-lovers.