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Finca Los Jilgueros

NICARAGUA

£13.95
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At GOOD LIFE, we're not just a coffee brand, we're a Carbon Negative force of nature! That means that every cup of our delicious coffee is making a positive impact on the environment. We've partnered with Swiss nonprofit, On A Mission, to accurately measure our CO2 emissions every quarter and offset more carbon through sustainable reforestation efforts around the world.

When you choose GOOD LIFE, you're not just choosing a great-tasting coffee, you're choosing to make a meaningful difference for our planet.

TASTING NOTES

September alone in the old apple orchard behind Grandad's house, where summers and early autumns quietly blended for generations. The air carried the scent of brown sugar from Grandma's kitchen, just as it did when she baked blackberry and cherry pie. A strawberry symphony cascading with notes of peach to capture the perfect moment when summer’s sweetness meets the cool whisper of autumn.

BEHIND THE CUP

You might think you know what to expect from a high-altitude, single-plot microlot out of Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia. But this? This is something else entirely.

It starts with the Peralta family—a name synonymous with Nicaraguan coffee, their roots stretching back to the early 20th century. For years, the family farmed the fertile soil of Nueva Segovia, producing coffee that was solid, reliable. But then 2008 rolled around, and the brothers Julio and Octavio Peralta decided to rewrite the script. They turned their focus to the exceptional, to crafting microlots that push the boundaries of what coffee could be.

Finca Los Jilgueros, perched at 1,350 meters, is where their story meets yours. Here, arabica thrives in the cool mountain air, nurtured by a climate that keeps you guessing and soil that’s been steeped in history. The cherries are handpicked, just as they’ve been for generations, but it’s the process that sets this lot apart.

Natural, with an extended anaerobic cherry fermentation. It sounds like a mouthful, but what it means is this: the cherries dry slowly over 28 days—22 under the open sky and 6 under the cover of night. This slow dance of time and temperature at the San Ignacio Mill brings out something extraordinary in the cup. A complexity that speaks of dedication, of innovation, and of a family's enduring legacy.

You could say it’s just another exceptional micro-lot, another beautiful expression of arabica varietals from the highlands of Nicaragua. But then you’d be missing the point. This coffee is more than just beans in a bag. It’s the culmination of generations of know-how, a nod to tradition, and a step into the future.

Just like those who first settled in Macuelizo, drawn by the lure of gold and silver in the 1800s, there’s a richness here that’s not immediately visible. It reveals itself slowly, sip by sip, with notes as varied and surprising as the landscape it hails from.

You might expect greatness from a farm like Finca Los Jilgueros. But this coffee? It’s the kind of greatness you never see coming.

NOTES FOR GEEKS

Location Nicaragua
Region Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia
Producer Manuel Armando Peralta
Cultivar Catuai, Caturra
Elevation 1350 masl
Process
 Natural