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Santa Luz yeast fermentation

Santa Luz yeast fermentation

Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes: Pineapple | Rum | Sugar Cane

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  • About Santa Luz yeast fermentation | Nicaragua

    This microlot comes from Santa Luz, a section of La Bastilla estate located in Jinotega, Nicaragua. La Bastilla estate is a large Rainforest Alliance certified farm split into smaller sections.

    This stunning micro lot was produced from coffee harvested from H3 varietal trees. This varietal is a hybrid of Caturra and Ethiopia and is capable of outstanding cup scores.

    After harvest, the coffee was fermented with added yeast specifically designed for use with coffee. This yeast helps to control the fermentation process. After fermentation, the coffee was pulped and washed to remove the fruit and dried on raised tables.

    This is a fascinating coffee with very interesting tasting notes that include pineapple, rum, tropical fruit notes and a sugar cane like sweetness.

  • Coffee Info

    Tasting Notes: Pineapple | Rum | Sugar Cane
    Processing Method: Yeast fermented - washed
    Varietal: H3 hybrid
    Importer: DR Wakefield

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The Producer

La Bastilla estate

La Bastilla farm is situated approximately 20 kilometres away from Jinotega within the Reserva Natural Cerro Dantali El Diablo. The farm covers 311 hectares, and is split between coffee and primary forests with some administrative areas.

Learn more about La Bastilla estate

Coffee Origin

Nicaragua 🇳🇮

Some of the best Arabica coffee varietals are grown in Nicaragua, such as Bourbon, Typica, Catimor and Caturra. Discover more about Nicaragua's history, processing methods and flavours.

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  • 5 stars: 35 (90%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (8%)
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  • 1 star: 1 (3%)
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S.A.
Really good variety and prompt delivery

Wide range to experiment: got an Ethiopian which was sold out before and got nice south Americans variety would be on the look out for Tanzanian (the high altitude stuff) next time

M
M.R.
Terrible coffee

Taste was ok (when brewed In a but this channelled more than anything I've ever bought.

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S.A.

Santa Luz yeast fermentation

R
R.B.
Great roast, lovely taste

Will certainly be making more purchases, great variety, great sources, great taste

C
C.L.
Different but delicious

Complex and interesting. A lovely coffee.

A
A.C.
Great coffee

The coffee bean was great, delicious and matched my expectations

Y
Y.H.
One of those cups that makes you go 'wow'

If you like coffee that is unique and unusual this is a must. A distinct pineapple acidity and the perfect touch of funkiness to make an incredible cup. To my tastes, it's one of my favourite this year.

T
T.L.
Highly unusual, brilliantly tropical

I simply loved this coffee. The tropical & fruity notes were prominent, so might not be to everyone’s taste, but it made for a very interesting and complex flavour profile. One observation, more so than with other Horsham coffees, I found the fresher the coffee was the better it tasted. So if you get hold of another batch don’t store it for too long before drinking, if the beans are already ground.

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Y.S.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

R
R.P.
Really?

Possibly the most extraordinary coffee I’ve ever tasted, only to then realise (well, remember) that it’s not regularly available, gutted!

M
M.R.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

N
N.G.
Great coffee!

I love natural processed coffee and this is one of the best I've tasted. The roast of the beans is perfect, not too dark, so it allows the natural fruitiness to shine through.

R
R.R.

One of the best beans I've had this year

M
M.M.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

S
S.L.
An aquired taste

Its a nice coffee but its got some seriously strong flavours in the after taste and smell department, you can definitely taste/smell the rum coming through etc

V
V.M.

Really delicious flavoursome coffee

J
J.S.T.

Interesting yeast fermented

C
C.A.
Excellent coffee delivered quickly

Two bags of great coffee (look out for the yeast-fermented beans – chocolate-covered pineapple galore) and quick delivery. It seems I escaped from Horsham too soon :)

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S.M.
Nicaragua- San Pedro coffee beans

Ordered these coffee beans as the description sounded interesting and whilst we couldn’t taste pineapple, rum or coconut, the coffee has a delicious, rich smooth flavour which we thoroughly enjoyed. We will definitely order this coffee again in future.

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B.M.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

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C.E.
Unique

This is definetely a unique flavour profile. I like it, a lot! I battle to detect coconut but I've not ventured too far from my typical method of brewing with an aeropress. Try it, it's worth it.

J
J.L.
Complex coffee worth trying

First time drinking a yeast fermented coffee. Very pleasant notes of pineapple and passion fruits for the higher notes. Does have a rum sweetness as well. I am still trying to detect coconut notes. Maybe a twist of water temperature and brewing ratio will help.

C
C.H.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

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P.S.
Outstanding

Not often you come across a bean offering pineapple and coconut notes. With coffees this subtle prefer to enjoy them through Chemex. Tasting notes are bang on if subtle. Rum notes are more dominant but not overpowering. Going to push extraction yield by upping water brew temperature and pouring technique to achieve an EY of 20-21%. Brews, so far, have been just under or on 19% which I think are a little on the low side. This is a wonderfully unique coffee that really stands out.

K
K.J.
Delicious

A great coffee again. Love it

S
S.S.
Possible the best coffee of the year so far

This is special. Buy it!

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S.C.
Delicious!

I think this may be the favourite coffee I have bought from Horsham coffee roaster. I'm trying not to use it up too quickly.

M
M.T.
A very unusual coffee - unusual but delicious

It was pretty much "as described on the tin": pineapple, coconut, rum! Not what one expects from a coffee but refreshingly different. I'd have ordered an extra kilo, but had all gone

J
J.E.
Lovely coffee

I’ve been trying a few different fruity style single origin coffees and this tops the list so far.
Really smooth and very pleasant on the palate.
My partner, (who hates coffee but loves the smell of it! lol), said it smells sweet, like candy floss! Which l actually think is a good way to describe this coffee!

C
C.L.

Nicaragua - San Pedro Washed

J
J.H.
Don't miss out

One of the best coffees from Horsham, perfect flavour!