Nicaragua Montesol
The Farm
The Montesol farm is located in Monte Dominico, department of Jinotega, one of the coffee-growing areas par excellence in Nicaragua. In 1998, Don Jaime and Doña Ana acquired this farm with more than 149 hectares, of which 112 are dedicated to coffee cultivation. The environmentally conscious family has preserved the forest that shelters and protects the flora and fauna. Because for the Rosales Mejía family there are three fundamental axes in their work: highly technical management, socio-environmental sustainability and integration of processes in the value chain.
Regarding highly technical management, it is achieved through annual management plans, seeking to produce the best Arabica coffee possible thanks to the unique characteristics of the soil, altitude and microclimate of the region. The farm is committed to continuous improvement and innovation to maintain the highest quality of coffee. If we talk about socio-environmental sustainability, the farm has been certified by the Rainforest Alliance and this vision is also complemented with labor incentive and environmental conservation programs.
Regarding the integration of processes, from wet milling to pre-drying and drying, Montesol exercises rigorous control over each stage of coffee handling, from harvesting to
tion to the export bags.
Each year the Montesol farm offers work and housing to more than 65 permanent workers and 250 to 350 during harvest time (November-March).
Process Method
Only the ripe cherries are picked and then they are taken to elevated pallets for drying. To ensure even drying, the cherries are stirred from time to time. After 8-10 days, they have dried and are transported in sacks for storage. The two-month rest allows the bean to obtain all the flavour complexity that we will have in the cup.
While many Central American countries were discovered as specialty coffee producers during the 1980s, Nicaragua was still unknown in the industry at the time. Political and economic difficulties during this period, such as the turbulent dictatorships, the Sandinista revolutions, the civil war and the communist era, created a high degree of political instability and corruption that affected Nicaragua’s productive sector, including the coffee industry.
During the Sandinista government, strict economic control forced farmers to sell at very low prices, resulting in an inability to reinvest in their farms. This led the quality of coffee production to low levels. This came to an end with the Sandinista government during the 1990s, when free elections were held. Peace assumed political and economic control, and new incentives emerged for capital to flow into the coffee industry.
New programs have been created that have pushed coffee growers towards innovative production and processing techniques, raising the quality of their coffee and making Nicaragua an important player in the specialty coffee industry.
Most of the coffee in Nicaragua comes from three regions within the northern central mountains: Jinotega, Matagalpa and Nueva Segovia. Jinotega is the largest producer, followed by Matagalpa and Nueva Segovia, and all produce delicious coffees with their own characteristics.
Nicaragua adhered to the Cup of Excellence program in 2002, which helped the country’s international image as a producer of quality coffees. Our director Salvador Sans participated in that contest (also in 2012) and bought part of the winning lot.
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