Nicaragua La Bastilla Honey

Story

Aromas of fruit and cocoa lead to notes of grapes and fuji apple with a sweet honey finish.

La Bastilla farm is adjacent to the Datanli el Diablo nature reserve, which is an important biological reserve in the Jinotega area. La Bastilla encompasses 311 hectares, of which 155 hectares are currently dedicated to the production of coffee. The remaining areas are mostly primary forests and administrative areas, in addition to a general agricultural area used by La Bastilla Agricultural Technical School. 

Growing and production at La Bastilla is highly organized and methodical; over a dozen varieties are grown on several distinct named areas, and the farm features a fully integrated wet and dry processing plant with the ability to create separations from daily harvests and process via traditional washed methods, as well as natural, honey, and special fermentations. The coffee harvested each day turns out to become one of several small (micro) lots of parchment or natural dried cherries, which are carefully classified (cupped for quality) and then stored according to variety and internal classification. These lots then await “orders” for hulling/grading and export. La Bastilla produces approximately 350 micro-lots each season.