This coffee is from La Roca in Nicaragua, produced by 65 small-scale coffee growers in the cordillera of Dipilto. It’s a nature reserve with an incredible level of diversity in flora and fauna.
Located very close to the Honduras border, Dipilto is popular for the annual celebration of the Guadalupe Virgin feasts, named after the Virgen de la Piedra, who looks down from the sacred monument above Dipilto. And it’s this rock that gave La Roca its name.
Specialty coffee is what’s making Dipilto a well-known area, with its the elevation, soils, and microclimates combining to make this region the ideal place to grow exceptional coffees.
Caravela, our sourcing partner in the region (and fellow B-Corp) began working with the small-scale growers in this area back in 2012. A year later they set up a coffee cupping lab in Ocotal, the region’s capital, bringing their technical knowledge and support to farmers, helping them produce better quality coffee.
The true potential of Nicaraguan coffee has been hindered by a long history of political instability and natural disasters. More recently, successful programs such as the Cup of Excellence competition and the Nicaraguan Specialty Coffee Association have helped realise the potential of Nicaraguan coffee with a lift in the quality of crops and production, resulting in delicious coffees such as this.
 
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