NicaraguaDrop Coffee · Stockholm
Limoncillo, Washed Caturra, Nicaragua
toffee · hazelnuts · red apple · cacao nibs · chocolatey · roasted hazelnut
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Farm named
What Drop Coffee says about this coffee
Flavour profile: This coffee makes a sweet and steady cup with a medium mouthfeel. Strong notes of toffee, with roasted hazelnuts and a hint of red apple and a lingering finish of cacao nibs.
Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib. Farm size: 171 manzanas of which 109 hectares is growing coffee
Over the past seven years Limoncillo Washed Caturra has become one of the staple comfortable coffees in the Drop Coffee catalogue. It is a reliably steady, comfortable and delicious coffee. The chocolatey and round flavour profile is a favourite of many, and Limoncillo really delivers on those notes, along with hints of roasted hazelnut and the sweetness of toffee. It will still be roasted to a light roast level, so remember to use a high temperature, between 96 - 98 degrees when you brew it.
Limoncillo is produced by the formidable, award-winning Mierisch family in Nicaragua, whose work in farming, processing and sustainability we…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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How it sits among coffee from Nicaragua
Drop Coffee describe this coffee as fruity, caramel and sweet, chocolate, 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.
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What Drop Coffee says about itself
Organic
“In 2018, we relocated our roastery to Rosersberg, just north of Stockholm, where we currently operate as a certified organic roaster.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Where each fact came from
Altitude, lowest
“Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
“Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
“Strong notes of toffee, with roasted hazelnuts and a hint of red apple and a lingering finish of cacao nibs.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
FOB price per pound
“Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Country of origin
“Limoncillo is produced by the formidable, award-winning Mierisch family in Nicaragua, whose work in farming, processing and sustainability we really look up to.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
“Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Producer
“Colour to describe flavour: Red Category: Comfortable Producer: Erwin "Wingo" Jr Mierisch Varietal: Caturra Process: Washed Location: Yasica Norte in the Matagalpa region Harvest: January 2026 Elevation: 1200 meters above sea level Price transparency: The FOB price for this coffee is $ 4.20/Ib.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Roast level
“It will still be roasted to a light roast level, so remember to use a high temperature, between 96 - 98 degrees when you brew it.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
“Strong notes of toffee, with roasted hazelnuts and a hint of red apple and a lingering finish of cacao nibs.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
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