Nicaraguan Premium Selva Negra – Parainema – Washed Processed

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Details

Origin

Nicaragua

Process

Washed

Roast Suitability

Description

Nicaraguan Selva Negra coffee is cultivated in the most ecologically sustainable and socially responsible way possible. Learn more by reading our Selva Negra Grower Profile. This is a fancy single strain version of their traditional washed processed. Parainema is a hybrid strain of Arabica, originally created in Honduras by crossing a Timor Hybrid with Villa Sarchi. The taste is quite fantastic and it also brings strong disease resistance to the table, which is needed is many growing regions. Nicaragua like many other places, suffers from rust leaf, of which this is strongly resistant to. Large beans with a bit bolder profile. A sweet edge, and slightly more floral highlights than more traditional Nicaraguan strains. Selva Negra’s history is in many ways the history of the coffee in Nicaragua altogether. In the 1880’s the Nicaraguan government invited young German immigrants to come and settle in Nicaragua in order to promote coffee growing in the northern highlands. Many accepted the offer, thus forming the main coffee plantations of the country; some estates bear names of their motherlands. Selva Negra means Black Forest, and the coffee estate is called La Hammonia, Latin for Hamburg. Located approximately 4,000 ft. above sea level, La Hammonia has been producing fine old style Arabica coffee for over 100 years. Eddy Kühl & Mausi Kühl-Hayn, the farm’s proprietors are descendants of two of these original German immigrants Alberto Vogl and Klaus KÜhl. Tasting Notes: A very clean and sweet cup of coffee. Medium to full bodied with just a little hint of acidity. Lighter roasts produce a pretty delicate cup with a hint more floral aspect than darker roasts with pretty soft hints of a chocolate/caramel undertone fading into some herbal spice. Medium roasts were a cup everyone would love with smooth chocolaty tones, a hint of malt in the aftertaste, on the sweeter side. Darker roasts produce a very cool sweet malty and smokey type cup much more full-bodied with a bit mor