About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Well balanced with good aroma, full body, light acidity, creamy, notes of almond and dark chocolate
- Cultivation: Mountain grown in the Dipilto area in northern Nicaragua, near the Honduras border
- Altitude: 4,000-5,000 feet
- Processing Method: Fully washed, sun-dried
- Varieties: Caturra
About the people who grow it
Photos supplied by Maku Coffee
Maku Coffee Sociedad Anonima is a local family-owned and operated business founded in 2017 with small producers located in the San Juan Rio Coco and Dipilto area. Currently, they boast a supply chain of more than 400 small coffee producers, 7 purchasing centers, and more than 300 small producers certified under the Rainforest Alliance and Cafe Practices seals. Salvador Rodriguez’ (CEO and founder) passion for the coffee business began in 1999 when he made a commercial tour to Europe with his father, Mr. Anibal Rodriguez Chavez. Maku provides technical, financial, and commercial services that improve the quality of life of the coffee-growing families that affiliate with them.
This lot of coffee is named after the Nicaraguan national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Also called May Flower, the gorgeous Sacuanjoche was adopted as Nicaragua's national flower in 1971. Maku’s Sacuanjoche coffee comes from 15 small-scale producers from the Dipilto municipality. Dipilto is a mountain community near the Nicaraguan and Honduras border known for its ability to produce specialty coffee
This lot of coffee is named after the Nicaraguan national flower, the Sacuanjoche. Also called May Flower, the gorgeous Sacuanjoche was adopted as Nicaragua's national flower in 1971. Maku’s Sacuanjoche coffee comes from 15 small-scale producers from the Dipilto municipality. Dipilto is a mountain community near the Nicaraguan and Honduras border known for its ability to produce specialty coffee