
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Origin
Nicaragua
Process
Washed
Variety
Javanica
Roast Type
filter
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW128729716 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW128729716 BCX0" paraid="1883932976" paraeid="{3d57e832-34e5-4066-9f6c-3b262a8e8c82}{212}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">The </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> family have deep roots in Nicaragua – Bruno </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> Boettiger, a German geologist, first moved to Nicaragua in the late 1800’s, as part of the team tasked with building the Nicaraguan National Railroad. After the completion of the massive project and unable to pay salaries in full, the Nicaraguan government offered land in the mountains of Matagalpa as payment</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">. This land became the first of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> family’s farms, and many generations later, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">they’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> still working the same lands. Fincas </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> is now </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">comprised</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> of nine farms in Nicaragua and three in neighboring Honduras, overseen by the 3</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW128729716 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">rd</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">, 4</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW128729716 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">th</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">, and 5</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW128729716 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">th</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> generations of the family. El </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128729716 BCX0">Limoncillo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">, named after the small variety of lemon growing on the farm, was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> in 1930 and is the second oldest farm in the Fincas </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> group.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW128729716 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW128729716 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW128729716 BCX0" paraid="1566766957" paraeid="{83dc2395-f9e4-41da-b18d-9f009782de8c}{1}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">The Java variety was first planted at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128729716 BCX0">Limoncillo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> in the early 2000s, coinciding with a transition from commodity to specialty coffee – quality over quantity. D</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">ubbed </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128729716 BCX0">Javanica</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> (Java grown in Nica</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128729716 BCX0">ragua</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">) by the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">Mierisch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> family</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">, it has gone on to place in the Nicaragua Cup of Excellence competition multiple times</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0">. Using the traditional </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW128729716 BCX0">washed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW128729716 BCX0"> process, this coffee is sweet and approachable, with soft notes of stone fruit and vanilla. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW128729716 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div>
This bean is roasted by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne. Visit their website to buy direct, or track it in the app to log your shots.