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The Coffee Atlas
Nicaragua Nueva Segovia
Nueva Segovia is Nicaragua's northern border department. Sourced altitude, variety notes and three Coffee Review lots scoring 90 to 94, washed and natural.
Flavor profile
avg. of 3 published reviewsScale: 1-10, Coffee Review / SCA-classic-form convention. Averaged from 3 independently published, dated Coffee Review scores of Nueva Segovia lots: Nicaragua Santa Teresa (Cafe Grumpy, August 2011, 90 points, Caturra and Yellow Catuai), Nicaragua Mozonte 'Elephant Bean' Natural (Giv Coffee, November 2014, 92 points, Maracaturra, natural) and Nicaragua Un Regalo de Dios Bourbon (Giv Coffee, October 2017, 94 points, Bourbon, washed). The three span 6 years, two processes and different varieties, and two come from the same roaster, so this describes the range of what published lots reach, not a typical cup. Coffee Review labels the acidity attribute Acidity/Structure in the 2017 review. Small-N, lot-level average; individual lots vary widely by farm, variety and process.
What it tastes like
Nueva Segovia is Nicaragua’s northern border department, and Perfect Daily Grind quotes altitudes above 1,500 meters there. One Mozonte farm lists 1,350 to 1,800 meters, so any single altitude figure for the department is indicative at best.
The published reviews show a range rather than one house style. The 2017 Bourbon from Un Regalo de Dios, washed, scored 94 with strawberry, almond, cocoa powder and narcissus-like flowers over a velvety, lively mouthfeel. A 2014 Maracaturra natural from the same farm leaned orange, baker’s chocolate and hazelnut with a lightly syrupy body.
At the other end, the 2011 Santa Teresa, Caturra and Yellow Catuai, was more acid-driven: lemon-and-orange citrus, fresh-cut fir and ripe tomato, with a rich, syrupy body. Variety and process move the cup here more than the department name does, so read the lot label.
How to brew it
Method fit for this origin · editorial guidance from roaster convention
Filter brewing keeps the floral and citrus detail of the washed lots legible while the body stays round.
The syrupy body suits espresso, but the bright acidity noted in several lots can turn sharp if the shot runs short.
Immersion plays up the rich mouthfeel, at the cost of some floral clarity.
⚠ Fit tiers are editorial guidance drawn from roaster convention; no industry standard scores brew fit, so we show tiers, never invented numbers. Reflects brew guidance commonly published by specialty roasters for Central American washed and natural lots, not an SCA-defined standard.
Altitude & region
Growing elevation, meters above sea level · this entry vs comparison bands
Nueva Segovia's range comes from one farm's lot page (Finca Un Regalo de Dios, Mozonte), so treat it as indicative, not a department-wide measurement. Jinotega and Matagalpa reuse the ranges already published in this Atlas's own Nicaragua Jinotega and Nicaragua Matagalpa entries, shown for scale only.
Caffeine content
Caffeine by dry weight · each gold dot = 0.1%
Caffeine content tracks species far more than origin, altitude, or processing. This entry is Arabica; no credible per-origin caffeine figure exists at a category level, so nothing here is a measurement of this specific lot.
Where to buy it
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Brooklyn roaster whose Santa Teresa, from Nueva Segovia, earned the 2011 review above. That lot is not linked here; check the shop for what is current.
View lot→Roaster whose site mentions Haitian and Nicaraguan coffee heritage; check the shop to see whether any Nueva Segovia lots are current.
View lot→Reno, Nevada roaster that has sold Nueva Segovia lots; check the shop for what is current.
View lot→Wide single-origin selection in one place; check roast dates, Nueva Segovia or 100%-origin labeling, and seller reviews before buying.
View lot→Sources & data
- Coffee Review: Nicaragua Santa Teresa, Cafe Grumpy (August 2011)90 points; Aroma 8, Flavor 8, Acidity 8, Aftertaste 7, Body 9; Caturra and Yellow Catuai (1 of 3 averaged)
- Coffee Review: Nicaragua Mozonte 'Elephant Bean' Natural, Giv Coffee (November 2014)92 points; Aroma 9, Flavor 9, Acidity 8, Aftertaste 8, Body 8; Maracaturra, natural (2 of 3 averaged)
- Coffee Review: Nicaragua Un Regalo de Dios Bourbon, Giv Coffee (October 2017)94 points; Aroma 9, Flavor 9, Acidity/Structure 9, Aftertaste 8, Body 9; Bourbon, washed (3 of 3 averaged)
- The Way to Coffee: Nicaragua Finca Un Regalo de Dios Bourbon NaturalSingle-farm altitude of 1,350-1,800 m, Mozonte, Nueva Segovia
- Perfect Daily Grind: A guide to coffee production in NicaraguaNueva Segovia altitudes above 1,500 m and a producer's account of the microclimate