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Finca Libre

Finca Libre is a medium-size farm of 55 hectares farm located in the municipality of Pinabete. It culminates at the top of the Mozonte mountains above 1600m, which, in the context of Nicaragua, is a considerably high altitude. The coffee occupies 30ha of the 55ha. The remaining 25 ha are kept as a preserved forest.

Its owner, Pil Hoon Sue, is originally from South Korea where he owns a coffee roastery. He first visited Nicaragua 15 years ago and fell in love with the country, which has now become his second home. He bought Finca Libre in 2015, when it was still called Cerro del Cielo and only produced catuai. Pil renamed the farm “Finca Libre” in a spirit of freedom and sharing. He strives to restore the plantation plot by plot only planting genetically traceable varieties, which he shares with other producers in the region. This free sharing of seeds has allowed several “less connected” producers to plant and produce high quality lots, to participate in competitions such as the CoE and significantly increase their income

Carbonic Maceration

Borrowed from the world of wine, carbonic maceration allows coffee to develop more fruity notes and brings body, complexity and richness to the cup.

• First, the cherries ferment in sealed barils placed in a temperature-controlled room (we want to maintain cool temperatures to avoid the development of unwanted bacteria).

• The maceration produces Co2 and drives oxygen out of the baril. This environment allows the fermentation to take place inside bean. We talk about an inside-out fermentation. (As opposed to fermentation which takes place from the outside in when we add yeast or other external products to the coffee such as fruit, for example.)

• This step extends over several days until a gelatinous and rich texture is obtained.

• immediately out of the barils, the cherries are first placed on suspended beds inside the cold rooms to avoid the development further uncontrolled fermentation.

• Once the cherries reach a lower humidity level, they finish drying on African beds outside.