Nicaragua

New Crop 17/18 Outlook

This year we have started a new promising partnership with Francisco Javier Valle Garcia, managing director of Exportadora de Cafe Mogoton (EXPOCAMO).

Expocamo was founded in September 2015 with the mission to develop long term commercial relationships between specialty coffee roasters around the globe and  Nicaraguan coffee producer. Their idea is to make  this possible through trust, transparency, traceability and honesty and above all, guaranteeing the finest coffee of Nicaragua to our clients. 

This mission is the brainchild of Co-founder Francisco Javier Valle Garcia, managing director of the company. Together with a devoted team of agronomists, cuppers and coffee professionals the company has grown exponentially by staying true to our mission. Francisco has experience at both ends of the coffee chain as multiple generation coffee farmer and former head roaster at Stumptown Coffee Roasters. This unique combination of knowledge helps Expocamo to push boundaries in the Nicaraguan specialty coffee industry.

We are very happy and proud to introduce these fantastic coffees to our clients. Call us for samples or come around for a cupping. Don‘t miss this oportunity, quantities are very limited.

Coffees:

We have selected some outstanding lots we expect to arrive in Hamburg in May. We are keen to cup with you these precious gems from Jinotega and Nueva Segovia.

Meet the Farmer:

Arjen Roersma – La Oquidea

Jinotega, Aranjuez

1380-1600 meters above sea level

Catuai, Caturra & Maracaturra

Finca La Orquidea is incredibly well maintained and fully embedded in the surrounding nature. In fact, the farm consists of 80% conserved mountain area. Arjen combines coffee farming with his eco-tourism company in Matagalpa. There is ample space for camping and hiking, although this was the initial idea, specialty coffee is gaining more attention as well.

Arjen came to Nicaragua years ago to work on water-related projects, like many others he fell in love with Nicaragua and sticked around. He now runs an eco-tourism company in Matagalpa and lives in the tranquil hills of Aranjuez together with his wife. The four hectares of coffee started out as a hobby, there had not been a good harvest until this year. The coffee used to be sold locally to restaurants and cafe's with little attention to quality. Luckily that changed when we first cupped this coffee; we were absolutely blown away by this 'Poder Holandés'.

 Specialty coffee has now become a more endearing topic and the road to quality improvements begins this year. Arjen is interested in planting new varieties, improving the wetmill infrastructure and more. Nevertheless, the natural environment remains most important. The sedimentation tanks to process waste water are a great example of this vision as well as the seventeen hectares of preserved forest. 

Arjen Roersma, Finca La Orquidea