Nicaragua | Finca un Regalo de Dios Java Natural

Finca Un Regalo de Dios is located in the Mozonte Municipality of Nueva Segovia, on the northern border of Nicaragua. In this region, some of the finest coffees are produced, such as those coming from Beneficio Las Segovias or this Finca. Out of curiosity, both are run by Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada, a real inspirer and pursuer of specialty coffee. 

Balladarez Family is keeper of coffee knowledge for three generations. Un Regalo de Dios  is a farm from the Balledarez family behind Las Segovias Mill. This Finca sits at an altitude of 1350 – 1700 meters above sea level. Luis Alberto together with his family and his son manages the farm. 

In total, the farm is 72 hectares, of which around 52ha are planted in coffee where Luis grows the following varieties: Red & Yellow Catuai, Pacamara, Maracaturra, Java, Bourbon, Catimore, and some Hybrids. The clouded forest around creates a micro-climate with temperatures ranging from 10 to 16 degrees Celsius.  

The secret of Luis Alberto to deliver excellent and consistent cups is the extreme care for the coffee processing. In other words, Luis Alberto is obsessed with coffee quality and with every detail in each step, from the harvest to the process into the dry mill to the cupping lab. 

The main difference with the other farms are closed environment where to dry coffee, shade nets and quite low temperature. Luis Alberto and his staff have one main strategy: keeping as stable as possible the conditions of the coffee during its processing. 

This java is a beautiful expression from the farm. If you tried the yellow catuai we offered briefly last year you will notice some similar, clean, fruit-forwardness in the cup from the processing, but an extra layer of complexity from the java variety. 

Producer: Luis Alberto Balladarez

Region: Nueva Segovia

Process: Natural

Varieties: Java

Elevation: 1500 MASL