Custard Cream Nicaragua
Custard Cream Nicaragua
Custard Cream Nicaragua
Custard Cream Nicaragua Custard Cream Nicaragua Custard Cream Nicaragua

Custard Cream Nicaragua

£9.99

Cup of Excellence award-winning coffee from the tropical highlands of northern-central Nicaragua. A stonker for all brew methods but challenging for espresso due to being a high-grown light roast.

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Origin: Nicaragua

Certifications: SHG. Rainforest Alliance. Direct Trade. Cup of Excellence

SCA Score: 86

Roast: Light

Suitable for: 
Pour over
Inverted aeropress
Espresso (challenging, not ideal for entry level setups & fixed temp machines)

Varietal: Yellow Catuai, Red Catuai, Caturra.

Process: Washed

Various fruity notes & an increased toffee and caramel sweetness as it cools. Lingering aftertaste of vanilla and caramel reminiscent of custard creams!

This a stonking, high-scoring & cup of excellence awarded single origin coffee grown in the fertile volcanic soil of the La Bastilla Estate, in the lush tropical paradise of the Cerro Datanli El Diablo Nature Reserve in Jinotega, northern-central Nicaragua.

The Speciality Coffee Association score of this coffee bean is 86, and it is also a Cup of Excellence winning coffee. It's Rainforest Alliance certified, and it's a direct trade coffee which means it's purchased directly from the farmer.

Please note, this is a bean we'd recommend for pour over and inverted aeropress.

It's not recommended for cafetiere, or for espresso for standard espresso setups. If you're accustomed to pulling shots of espresso with lighter roasts, however, then this coffee can be very enjoyable as espresso when well extracted.

How it Tastes

This is a very high quality coffee, with a broad range of both interesting and satisfying flavour notes, the most discernible of which for me is custard creams.

It's important to note if you're new to coffee tasting, that when we're talking about taste notes, we're talking about fairly subtle flavours, and it's very subjective.

Don't worry too much if you don't agree with my particular taste descriptors, it's very common for people to not concur exactly with taste notes on coffee, as taste is a subjective thing.

The important thing is, do you enjoy it? If so, great, put it on subscription to make sure you don’t run out, and save 15% too :-). If not, each to their own, we have lots of other lovely coffees for you to try.

La Bastilla Farm

La Bastilla coffee farm is located around 20 kilometers from Jinotega, in the stunning tropical paradise of the Cerro Datanli El Diablo Nature Reserve, an extremely important biodiverse protected habitat.

The farm is situated in a unique microclimate, with an abundance of natural shade-providing trees, volcanic soil and a natural biodiversity which results in exceptional quality coffee with distinctive qualities.

La Bastilla became Rainforest Alliance certified in 2003 and maintains an ongoing program for continuous improvement.

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Customer Reviews

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EO
First light roast

This is my first lighter roast coffee I have tried. Using a Clever Dripper with pre ground aeropress (in process on saving for grinder) this coffee is amazing and the first coffee my palate can taste the flavour notes!

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Ash
Excellent espresso!

Used to make espresso and pourover.
Very smooth, easy to drink. Delicate vanilla notes with a subtle and lingering sweetness.

Dialling in for espresso was challenging, took about 3 or 4 cups but it was absolutely worth it. Preferred using these for espresso vs pourover, but both methods worked very well.

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Peter D.
It’s a challenge but in the end ….

I really like light roast coffee but it can be a challenge to get right . First pull bitter second sour then bitter then perfect. Coffee has a lovely taste and is worth it in the end . I use a La Pavoni .

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Jamie H.
Biscuit heaven

My first order from coffeeworks and I love the custard cream I can honestly say it was delicious and the easiest coffee bean to dial in ever no wastage, I will be ordering more and subscribing soon.
What do you recommend I should try next I’m super excited.

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Carl S.
Amazing

I'm still relatively new to non-commodity coffee. One of the coffee works blog posts really helped to explain different roasts (and what was actually important when it comes to picking coffee!) - I put in an order for a range of beans and worked my way through them from darkest roast to lightest roast. I'm so glad I did it that way, as it helped me appreciate the flavours and differences so much more. I used to be a "if it's not a heavy roast, i'm not interested" person - but this changed my coffee life! This bean and light roast are full of flavours that really showed me how much more there is and can be to coffee. I've tried a lot more beans since I first had this, but this is still a massive LOVE from me. Can't recommend it enough!

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