<p>Finca Buenos Aires Huixoc was established in 1977 and is located on a lovely mountain slope in Huixoc close to the village of La Democracia in the highly valued Huehuetenango region. Since 2006 the finca is owned by the charming Doña Lety Perez. Her son in law Héctor Ovalle manages this farm with dedication and a lot of support from his wife Diana Lucia Diaz. Over the last years many renovations of the plantation have been executed and the wet-mill was upgraded with e.g. raised beds and smaller fermentation tanks. One of the renovations was this introduction of this Mundo Novo variety 4 years ago. These investments together with the devotion to improve quality and being able to produce excellent specialty coffee sounds very promising. </p> <p><strong>LOT DESCRIPTION:</strong></p> <p>This specific micro-lot (10 bags of 69kg) was grown at a spot called ‘Chuj’. 4 years ago the Mundo Novo variety was planted (for the first time) at BA Huixoc. This lot was picked by a small group of pickers in 4 picking rounds. The coffee was fermented for 36 hours and dried on raised beds for 11 days. </p> <p><strong>REGION:</strong> HUEHUETENANGO</p> <p><strong>LOT:</strong> ‘LA PARCELLA - MUNDO NOVO WASHED’ MICRO-LOT (SHB - EP) (from the ‘Chuj’ spot at the farm)</p> <p><strong>HARVEST PERIOD:</strong> January - March 2020</p> <p><strong>PACKAGING TYPE &amp; SIZE:</strong> 30kg BOX WITH 2 VACUUM BAGS (2 x 15kg)</p> <p></p>

<p>Nicaragua is a rather new country within specialty coffee. Political, economic and also environmental (e.g. hurricanes) disturbances and instabilities kept the country from moving into the specialty market any quicker. The pioneering work of some families, like the Mierisch family, with a clear vision on producing quality coffee supported by e.g. the Cup of Excellence annual competition created the necessary awareness for growing specialty coffee among Nicaraguan coffee farmers.</p> <p>The Mierisch family owns a couple of excellent farms in the Matagalpa and Jinotega departments and runs their own dry-mill ‘Don Esteban’. Finca El Suspiro belongs to Alejandro Saldaña and his wife, Maria Ligia Mierisch. Purchased in 2005 for recreational purposes, El Suspiro, which translates to “the whisper,” is located in the department of Matagalpa in the Cerro Arenal Nature Reserve (close to other farms La Huella, Mama Mina, and Los Altos). It has many creeks, birds, butterflies, and flowers that are native mainly to that area. Initially only 7 hectares were purchased. Erwin Mierisch II, Maria Ligia’s brother, that encouraged them to grow coffee due to the privileged climate and altitude the farm is endowed with. This is how Fincas Mierisch began helping in the management, harvest, processing, and marketing of El Suspiro. </p> <p>Alejandro, originally from El Salvador, visited many producers in that country was able to obtain fantastic seed stock of the varieties that would come to represent El Suspiro: Red and Orange Bourbon. El Suspiro’s seed stock of Orange Bourbon was also planted at other Mierisch farms. Due to the success of the farm, they have been slowly enlarging it, and now reaching 35 hectares. Now even adding to their repertoire the following varieties: Red and Yellow Catuai, and Gesha. </p> <p>A little interesting fact about El Suspiro is that its first harvest date tends to be on Christmas, 25th of December.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>LOT DESCRIPTION:</strong></p> <p>This specific nano-lot (n° 1852) from a plot called ‘El Salvador’ at Finca El Suspiro consists of only 5 bags (69kg). The coffee cherries are dried at Don Esteban for 3 days on patio under 100% sunlight and 25 days on African beds until 12.5% or under humidity.</p> <p><strong>REGION:</strong> matagapla</p> <p><strong>LOT:</strong> 'orange bournbon - natural' nano-lot (shb - ep)</p> <p><strong>HARVEST PERIOD:</strong> 16th of January 2020</p> <p><strong>PACKAGING TYPE &amp; SIZE:</strong> 34,5kg box with vacuum bags (2 x 17,25kg)</p>