Central American Coffee, New Dimension
Central American Coffee, New Dimension
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The first ever Flatlands Coffee custom blend, Nica Cabal, is a representation of the deliciously smooth coffees of Central America …Not only is it the first blend, but this coffee has led the way in a new way of roasting for Flatlands across the board! This roast highlights a round and smooth sweetness like that of a vanilla cream. The the taste of vanilla rolls into a bourbon flavor and finishes with a clean milk chocolate and subtle stone fruit. Thus coffee is perfect for the ‘coffee snob’ and the enthusiastic novice alike.
This is the first ever blend created by Flatlands Coffee! Called Nica Cabal as a reference to the blend components of Nicaraguan and Guatemalan coffees to represent Central American coffees.
50% consists of Nicaraguan coffee collected from 2,300 small producers of the PRODECOOP. These producers and their respective cooperatives are located in the departments of Esteli, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia, in northern Nicaragua. This coffee is certified organic and Fair Trade.
Over its existence, PRODECOOP has developed a long line of programs that aim to support its members in a multitude of different ways. They are able to fund these programs using their Fair Trade premium. The initiatives include supporting educational opportunities for children, providing loans to women in and affiliated with the organization, providing cervical-cancer screenings and other health-care services, offering member education, and creating and supporting systems to increase food security for the communities.
The second 50% of this coffee blend comes from a blend of small farm Guatemala producers. This Guatemala blend was created by the importer and was based on cup quality and character, seeking a balance of “taste of place” with availability and price. This Waykan lot comes with regional and often microregional traceability, but are not farm- or producer-specific.
The coffees selected for this lot were chosen for their pristine example of the dynamic character of coffees from Huehuetenango, with their crisp acidity reminiscent of lemon, grape, or apple, and a balance of toffee and sweet nuts, like almond. In the Maya Q’qnjobal dialect in the region, “waykan” means “star, or light that shines in the sky at night.” The indigenous population in and around Huehuetenango plays a large role in the coffee production here, and coffee accounts either directly or indirectly for roughly 80 percent of the local economy.
Characteristics
Medium Light
Balanced
Vanilla, Bourbon, Milk Chocolate Cream
Several Smallholder Farms
Several Smallholder Farmers
Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Catimor, Maragogype, Pache
Washed
50% Huehuetenango, Guatemala & 50% Esteli, Madriz, Nueva Segovia,
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2015
Ben & Cassy Vollmar
- 2022 Food & Wine Magazine - Best Roaster in Ohio
- 2019 Golden Bean Bronze Medal Champion: Awarded 3 Bronze Medals for Winning Roasts.
- 2019 SCA National Barista Quarter- Finalist

Most of us have experienced magic from our first sip of great coffee... Sadly, that amazement normally wears off. After trying thousands of award-winning coffees, Flatlands is intensely taste-driven. Seeking to create the most sweet and smooth coffees imaginable, Flatlands is in reckless pursuit of perfection.