Nicaragua Organic (Los Lirios, Washed)

Name: Nicaragua Organic (Los Lirios, Washed)
Brand: Salford Coffee Roasters
Availability: InStock

we picked out caramel · milk chocolate · marzipan · apple · vanilla · lemon · kiwi

Caramel and sweet Chocolate Nutty Fruity CitrusFor espresso or filter

£45.00/kg

13% above similar on their 240 g bag

£45.00 for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about £0.81 for an 18 g espresso dose

The badge compares the standard 240 g bag at £58.33/kg against 44 coffees from 31 roasters in washed from Nicaragua (standard bag, 200–350 g), so that every coffee is compared on the same size.

Price observed 4 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.

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Bag	Price	Per kilo
240 g	£14.00	£58.33/kg
500 g	£27.50	£55.00/kg
1 kg	£45.00	£45.00/kg

The 1 kg bag works out 23% cheaper per kilo than the 240 g.

How it sits among coffee from Nicaragua

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Nicaragua: 171 of 242 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Salford Coffee Roasters describe this coffee as fruity, caramel and sweet, chocolate, citrus, nutty. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Nicaragua; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Nicaragua, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Nicaragua coffees

What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Nicaragua

Process

washed

Variety

Parainema, Caturra, Catuai, Catimor

Altitude

300 m

Not stated

region, farm or estate, producer, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.

Where each fact came from

Altitude, lowest

…criteria due to its Organic processing and unique drying process. Origin: Nicaragua Region: San Juan del Río Coco Producer: Reina del Café co-operative (smallholder members) Altitude: 900 - 1,300 masl Varietal: Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Parainema Process: Washed, dried for 18 days Roast: Medium Best for: Delightful omni-roast, but especially good on espresso Roaster's tip: Its… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Organic certification

“Cupping notes - we picked out caramel with milk chocolate-cum-marzipan, apple and vanilla when paired with milk - lemon, red apple and kiwi in the cup when drank straight up This one fits the Curious Cups criteria due to its Organic processing and unique drying process.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Species

“Arabica wise, it's a mix of varieties, mostly Caturra and Catuaí with some Catimor and a little Marsellesa and Parainema.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Variety

“Arabica wise, it's a mix of varieties, mostly Caturra and Catuaí with some Catimor and a little Marsellesa and Parainema.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

Country of origin

“Los Lirios comes from the Reina del Café co-operative in San Juan del Río Coco, up in the north of Nicaragua.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

Nicaragua Region: San Juan del Río Coco Producer: Reina del Café co-operative (smallholder members) Altitude: 900 - 1,300 masl Varietal: Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Parainema Process: Washed, dried for 18 days Roast: Medium Best for: Delightful omni-roast, but especially good on espresso Roaster's tip: Its a no brainer on espresso but why not try this nice and fine on V60… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Brew methods

…operative (smallholder members) Altitude: 900 - 1,300 masl Varietal: Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Parainema Process: Washed, dried for 18 days Roast: Medium Best for: Delightful omni-roast, but especially good on espresso Roaster's tip: Its a no brainer on espresso but why not try this nice and fine on V60 or AeroPress and brew at a slightly higher temp of 95 degrees when doing so! part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Roast level

Río Coco Producer: Reina del Café co-operative (smallholder members) Altitude: 900 - 1,300 masl Varietal: Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Parainema Process: Washed, dried for 18 days Roast: Medium Best for: Delightful omni-roast, but especially good on espresso Roaster's tip: Its a no brainer on espresso but why not try this nice and fine on V60 or AeroPress and brew at a slightly… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Roasted for

Café co-operative (smallholder members) Altitude: 900 - 1,300 masl Varietal: Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor, Marsellesa, Parainema Process: Washed, dried for 18 days Roast: Medium Best for: Delightful omni-roast, but especially good on espresso Roaster's tip: Its a no brainer on espresso but why not try this nice and fine on V60 or AeroPress and brew at a slightly higher temp of 95 degrees when… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.