Origin guide
Best Nicaragua coffee
148 in-stock lots · 45 roasters carrying · avg Cherry's Index 69 · median $1.82/oz
Nicaragua sits in a specialty interstice — its coffee is grown at altitudes and conditions comparable to Honduras and Guatemala, but the country's specialty distribution and recognition lag both neighbors. That gap is opportunity for buyers: Nicaraguan specialty often delivers comparable quality at materially lower retail prices. The main specialty regions are Jinotega, Matagalpa, and Nueva Segovia. Varietal mix favors Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, and increasingly Geisha — small-producer Nicaraguan Geisha is one of the under-the-radar price-quality stories of 2026, with sub-$2/oz lots scoring in the same band as $6+/oz Panama lots.
Top Nicaragua coffees by Cherry’s Index
All currently in stock. Ranked by Cherrybook’s Cherry’s Index; a composite of SCA grades, third-party reviewer scores, community tastings, buyer ratings, roaster transparency, and editorial accolades, weighted by source confidence.




$1.83/oz

$1.38/oz



Nueva SegoviaPuma Coffee$1.50/oz


Nueva SegoviaAlbir Sotomayor sistersWashed$2.40/oz

DipiltoJorge LagosWashed$7.09/oz

DipiltoJorge LagosWashed$1.79/oz
Regions
Specialty-producing regions in our catalog, ranked by in-stock volume.
- Dipilto64
- Nueva Segovia18
- Jinotega12
- Matagalpa10
- Dipilto, Nueva Segovias2
- Las Sabanas1
- Madriz1
- Matagalpa,roast_level:3,tasting_notes_raw:[1
Process distribution
How Nicaragua specialty is processed across the in-stock catalog.
Notable Nicaragua producers
Producers with the most in-stock lots in our catalog right now.
- Jorge Lagos73 lots
- Byron Corrales5 lots
- Coperaco Natural Reserve4 lots
- Corrales family2 lots
- Luis Alberto2 lots
- Luis Joaquin Lovo2 lots
- Canales family1 lot
- Bayardo Reyes1 lot
- Cooperativa Agraria Fuente de Bendicion1 lot
- Brian Franklin1 lot
- Claudia Vanessa Rivera1 lot
- Carmen Ponce and family1 lot
Roasters carrying Nicaragua
Specialty roasters with active Nicaragua programs.
- Think Coffee76 lots
- Five Senses Coffee5 lots
- Philly Fair Trade Roasters4 lots
- DoubleShot Coffee Company4 lots
- Giv Coffee4 lots
- Stone Street Coffee4 lots
- Bows & Arrows Coffee Roasters3 lots
- Cometeer3 lots
- Java Roasters3 lots
- Rise Up Coffee3 lots
- Roast House Coffee2 lots
- Treeline Coffee Roasters2 lots