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Our Nicaragua SHG is a coffee that comes from the Jinotega region which is the largest coffee region in Nicaragua. It was processed at the Diam Mill in Matagalpa and was sourced from buying stations in Matagalpa, Jinotega and Boaco. It is a Strictly High Grown coffee, meaning that the coffee was grown at high altitudes, which allows the bean to develop slower, resulting in a denser high quality bean.
Cupping Notes: Milk chocolate, sweet aroma, citrus tones, slight fruit notes, well rounded cup.
Try before you stock up with a 1/2 pound sample!
by Robert on October 26, 2022
Just got 10lbs of this bean. It roasts nicely to a strong medium roast up through a solid dark roast (13min roast time with the fan set to max and temp to max for first 6.5 minutes then bring down the fan to just below half power and the heat to a medium high temp for the remaining time will get a late second crack just before the roast ends. The cup for me has been very smooth and slightly chocolate notes with a great finish of nuts.
by David A Baird on September 14, 2022
Great service, fast shipping and awesome coffee
by John L on August 28, 2022
Wasn't sure what to expect from this coffee, but was very pleasantly surprised. Roasted to around City+ in an SR800, brewed in a Chemex. Initial impressions are sweet and smooth. No overriding flavor sticks out. Maybe a slight nuttiness with just a touch of dark chocolate on the back end. This is not a bold or rich coffee. Very little aftertaste. I'd think this bean would go well with a dessert, the coffee's sweetness enhanceing, not distracting from. Also think it would go well in a blend, adding smoothness and a slight sweetness to another bean. Would have given this a 4* rating, but gave it 5th due to it's great value at $5.50/lb.
by john on August 5, 2022
I did a medium dark roast just about a minute after second crack. This coffee is delicious! Creamy body, sweet chocolatey notes, nutty. Everything on the description just came to life in one single great cup, and for the price! Oh my goodness!!! You can’t beat it.
by DanyMikes on January 28, 2022
This bean is very easy to roast with my SR500. Coffee comes out even and smooth. At just past first crack you can really taste the Milk Chocolate. Definitely my go-to for a medium roast coffee and it is hard to beat the price!
by Nathan Hunter on January 23, 2022
Great light roast for my espresso mornings. Sweet, enjoyable.
by LeAnne Armenta on September 19, 2021
Another great one from the Coffee Bean Corral. Roasted just to second crack. Ground it with some cinnamon sticks then brewed. It was nutty and smooth.
by Jason on September 13, 2021
Smooth coffee a lot of people I know love it as well
by John S on July 23, 2021
Took it to what I call a City+ roast in a SR800 type roaster (stopped about a minute after end of 1st crack, definitely before any second cracking started). Rich, smooth, nutty flavor even just with drip style coffee. Not detecting much fruitiness especially in comparison to some of the Ethiopian beans but another person that tried the roasts said there was a hint of it there. Did try some darker roasts into stages of 2nd crack but City+ was the best for my taste. Bought again and have got the same results in a number of repeat roasts. Almost never do reviews but this bean at this price deserves it.
by Howard on May 21, 2021
This is a great product, just a few hours in the oven and its better then any coffee I have ever had before. Always loved coffee but now I wake up excited!
by Todd Anderson on April 22, 2021
I only took my first roast to first crack. It was very mild. I tried different grind settings to see how it would vary. I enjoyed the coffee, but I like a deeper, robust coffee with more flavor. This is a very nice sipping coffee. I am going to try a longer roast on my second batch to see if I can get more flavor tones out of it. This was a great buy on a bean.
by Lazy Lyon Coffee on April 13, 2021
A medium body, sweet coffee with chocolate tones. Roasted to the start of the second crack. Not as vibrant as some other Nicaraguans but very good. Although I did have remove a number of bad beans prior to roasting.
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