Nicaragua Finca Montecristo - medium roast

Finca Montecristo is a 3.8-hectare farm owned by Gustavo Emilio Nuñez Ortez founded in 2009. This farm was affected in 1998 by Hurricane Mitch, in which there were landslides. In 2012, the Nuñez Ortez bought the farm in lots from 5 different producers and began growing coffee accompanied by trees and live and dead barriers to restore the farm's environment. Currently, the farm is rich in biodiversity of fauna and floristic species. The focus is to harvest the farm in an eco-friendly way, so ecoforestry coffee is produced on the farm.

The farm is located in the protected area Serranias Dipilto - Jalapa. Both the owner of this farm and other neighboring producers are concerned about the conservation of the ecozone, microclimate, and environment of the area.

The farm is trying to provide an ecotourism approach, because it has scenic beauty, including views of the volcanic chain of the Pacific of Nicaragua, plus proximity to visit other tourist attractions within the ecozone (sightings of species of wild flora, water sources, and visits to other farms).

Harvest takes place from January to March. For their Washed process, the ripe coffee is cut and then taken to another farm where it is wet milled. The coffee is sorted, then floated to remove bad cherries, and dry-pulped. It is then left to rest for 36 hours and finally is washed with clean water. The coffee is then placed in boxes to dry, and when they have a considerable amount of coffee, it is packed and transferred to the Cafetos de Segovia dry mill. Natural processes and Anaerobic Fermentation are also carried out on this farm.

Variety - Red Catuai