Nicaragua San Jose

Producer Erwin Mierisch and Jorge Luis Mendez
Farm San Jose
Municipality Lipululo
Department Jinotega
Country Nicaragua

Sun Exposure Mixed shade
Farm Size 46 Hectares with 3 Hectares Protected Area
Altitude 1250 - 1400 masl
Latitude 13.118681
Longitude -85.975744

Variety Geisha
Process Natural
Fermentation Dry
Drying 32 Days (4 Days Full Sunlight, 28 Days at 75% Sunlight)

Harvest Year 2025

Flavor Brown Sugar, Tangerine, White Grape, Kiwi, Underlying floral
Descriptors Silky, tea-like mouthfeel, Clean

About this coffee The Meirisch family have been growing and producing some of the most sought after lots of Geisha in Nicaragua for many years, with a direct genetic lineage to the famed Don Pachi Estate in Panama. Purchased in 2003, the San Jose farm, which sits high above Lake Apanas, was slowly reclaimed after it had been abandoned for many years. Planting Javanica, Yellow and Red Pacamara, Caturra, Red Catuai, Yellow & Red Pacas, Ethiosar, and Geisha the coffees thrived in the rich, balanced soil, and combined with Erwin “Wingo” Meirisch’s creativity and expertise in processing has resulted in exceptional coffees year after year.

Ripe cherries from the farm are transported to Beneficio Don Esteban about an hour away, where they are sorted before being placed on a thick mat that allows airflow to pass between the ground and the coffee. The cherries are dried for 4 days under 100% sunlight at this stage before being moved to raised beds and dried under 75% shade for another 28 days. Finally, the coffee is moved to the warehouse where it rests for an additional month to assist in a more consistent moisture level across the lot before reaching the final stages of milling and preparing the coffee for export.