Nicaragua Gold Mountain Natural (150g) - Coffee Cycle Roasting

Nicaragua Jinotega — Gold Mountain Natural

• Region: Jinotega, Nicaragua

• Producers: Gold Mountain Coffee Growers (Flagship: Finca Idealista)

• Altitude: 1,200–1,600 m.a.s.l.

• Varieties: Red & Yellow Caturra, Red & Yellow Catuai, Red Pacamara, Bourbon, Pache

• Process: Natural (34-day slow drying on raised beds)

• Relationship: Direct Trade

The Place & Producers

We connected directly with Gold Mountain Coffee Growers (GMCG) at World of Coffee in San Diego. Operating directly in the highlands of Jinotega alongside their flagship demonstration farm, Finca Idealista, GMCG bridges smallholder farmers directly to roasters with 100% pricing transparency.

Beyond the Cup:

• Direct Trade & Premium Prices: Farmers earn prices that consistently beat Fair Trade standards, supported by zero- or low-interest microcredit.

• Community First: Funds local school infrastructure, running water, medical care, and free off-season computer literacy classes for young girls.

• Eco-Innovation: They purchased a private tropical rainforest reserve to protect endangered wildlife and naturally cool neighboring coffee crops, plus multi-stage volcanic filters to clean wash-water.

Precision Harvesting & Processing

Achieving intense fruit clarity requires obsessive quality control from tree to bag:

• Ripeness Teams: Harvesters sleep on member farms, using refractometers and color-matching wristbands to pick cherries at peak sugar levels.

• 34-Day Slow Drying: Cherries are rushed down the mountain in ventilated boxes to raised beds, rotated hourly for over a month.

• Flawless Sorting: Light sensors, density sorters, and a team of 80 local hand-sorters clean every lot—creating vital year-round jobs while removing all defects.

In the Cup

A vibrant, complex natural-process profile with tropical sweetness and a rich, pastry finish.

• Ripe Mango

• Baklava (honey, spiced nut, flaky pastry)

• Sweet Praline

Truly Special Coffee

Extended 34-day natural drying flips the script on traditional Nicaraguan profiles, unlocking an extraordinarily sweet, honeyed cup overflowing with tropical fruit and warm spice.

YOUR ORDER WILL BE ROASTED FRESH ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING YOUR ORDER! COFFEES ARE SHIPPED ASAP AFTER ROASTING TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE THE FRESHEST POSSIBLE ROAST.