{"title":"Central America","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"nicaragua-jinotega","title":"Nicaragua Jinotega Paraiso","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you’re not familiar with fine Nicaraguan coffee, here’s the rundown: it's normal coffee, or what you might call \"mild\" because there's nothing jumping out at you. It has surprisingly low acidity for a Central American coffee, subtle undertones of creamy walnut, sweet and pleasant flavor, with a faint milk chocolate aftertaste. Its simplicity allows it to be a very approachable coffee, and in roasting it, it is a rather forgiving coffee, lending itself to a variety of roast profiles and levels with good results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's pretty easy to buy Nicaraguan coffee. The two main regions are Matagalpa and Jinotega, and taste and quality is pretty much identical between them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it's a somewhat \"boring\" coffee, we do have a lot of customers who enjoy it. It has a mild chocolatey and almond taste to it, is not harsh, is not acidic, and is not earthy. So it fits the bill for \"regular coffee\" for the average person. It's pretty easy to roast: too light of roasts don't tend to taste sour and too dark of roasts don't tend to taste burnt, so you have a lot of leeway on the roast. Here at the roasting shop, it's our favorite bean for adding flavoring to. Roast the bean just past the end of the 1st cracks and add the flavoring of your choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it’s a high-altitude washed process coffee, it’s an excellent choice for French Roast, and you can take it a good 50 seconds into rolling second cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot has been sorted very well, and the unroasted beans look really nice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19630891925592,"sku":null,"price":6.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/1683664186921.jpg?v=1738611807"},{"product_id":"guatemala-huehuetenango-finca-el-limonar","title":"Guatemala Huehuetenango La Sabina","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Sabina is a coop in the municipality of La Libertad in Huehuetenango, and is comprised of about 1000 farmers. It has the creamy chocolate and citrus undertones and likes to be roasted just a little bit into the 2nd cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beans are easy to roast. They follow a normal roasting curve and the sweet spot is 10 seconds into the 2nd cracks where you find a creamy milk chocolate mug of coffee. We sampled a couple dozen fresh crop Guatemalan beans and chose this one to stock up on to carry for the next several months. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you think you don’t like Guatemalan coffee because of their tendency to be harsh, this one might change your mind. Huehuetenangos are right up there with Atitlan and Acatenango coffees. Year round, it is one of our best sellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA Arrival July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19630900052056,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/8660d42b-2bde-45e3-86f6-dc46fcd9d062_1_8356efe2-eaaf-4ade-b2c3-94adcd6c838b.jpg?v=1782939047"},{"product_id":"mexico-chiapas-rosalba-tovia","title":"Mexico Chiapas Rosalba Cifuentes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexican coffee is not a favorite at our shop, but there are always exceptions, and this one deserves some love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe met the mastermind, Rosalba Cifuentes, a couple years ago and was super impressed and bought her coffee. We've been to her farms, and town, and even though she processes the coffee for several farmers in the village, this particular lot has been grown just by her family members. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is so excited about her coffee. You can tell how passionate she was about sharing her coffee with people who will appreciate it. This is single varietal (Bourbon), strictly high grown (4,000-5,000 feet altitude), well sorted, very fresh coffee. When you're selecting a Mexican coffee, you want the ones high up the mountain, which this one is, in the town of Bella Vista.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Mexico coffee shares a lot of traits with a Guatemala Huehuetenango, which is right across the border. The lighter roasts are a little bit fruity (lemon, melon, apple) with a lot of complexity. It's a really dense bean and needs a lot of airflow. We had a couple of test roasts where the inside wasn't getting roasted enough, so we had to up the airflow. Medium roasts of this bean are so easy to drink. Not terribly complex, but so creamy, so sweet, almost like a toasted marshmallow, it just is gone before you know it. Maybe 5 to 10 seconds of 2nd cracks is the most you really want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can take it darker than that for French Roast, but it's a little bit expensive for French Roast. You would generally be better off using a less expensive bean; like Peru, Uganda or Colombia, but this one certainly can handle it if that's what you're looking for. In general, I'd tell you to stay away from Mexican beans, but you don't want to miss this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20498960384088,"sku":null,"price":7.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/IMG_20190507_214723.jpg?v=1738611632"},{"product_id":"mexico-honey","title":"Mexico Huatusco Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis strictly high grown lot of beans from Huatusco at the La Laja Estate have been carefully honey processed, which tones down the brightness and creates a soft, nutty, sweet, creamy mug of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe met the farmer a couple years ago and got to see pictures of the farm and talk to them and now we try to buy from them each year. A honey processed Mexican! That 's worth a try, you don't see that too often. Now being honey-processed, you will want to be careful not to scorch it. The bean is pretty fragile, and a dark roast will burn the sugars and make an unpleasant coffee. However, with that said, I do find that the sweet spot on this one is about 5 degrees darker than the Honey Processed Costa Ricans and El Salvadors, and the bean does seem to be somewhat hardier and dense than most Honey Processed beans. Very easy to drink. We enjoy the soft mouthfeel, almost buttery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy far though, we enjoy it best when it is prepared as espresso (or even an aeropress or moka pot). In our shot of espresso we are tasting lime juice, butter, toffee, orange and a sweet finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival September 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33167266611288,"sku":null,"price":6.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/IMG_20200721_224734.jpg?v=1738611499"},{"product_id":"mexico-veracruz","title":"Mexico Veracruz Zongolica","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two main regions of Mexican coffee are Chiapas and Oaxaca. This one is from Veracruz where only a tiny fraction of the coffee production occurs. It's on the Northeast coast of the country against the Gulf of Mexico. It was produced by just 20 farmers, all of them women in the town of Zongolica. It's part of an initiative to find new sustainable sources of green coffee from dependable people, and we jumped at the chance to help them out and get to carry their coffee!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a fairly consistent \u003cspan\u003eprofile with what you expect from a typical Mexican coffee. It's bright, nutty, really wakes you up. There's some chocolate and some orange in there as well.  Because the beans have been sorted very well, you'll find very few defects and above average bean size. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMexican coffee is pretty easy to roast. It can handle a variety of roast levels and can also be blended with good result. We roasted this bean everywhere from very light to very dark, and found that the two middle roasts were our favorite, but all four roasts were drinkable. In particular, I would suggest roasting this one just slightly into 2nd cracks. It gives it the least bitterness and the most balance. If you're a big light roast fan, you'll enjoy it lighter -- don't go TOO light with it, but you can take it out about 30 seconds before second cracks to get a sharper, bright lime, caramel, hazelnut taste profile. Third best option is to take it 60 seconds into 2nd cracks and get the roasty, dark peanut notes of a french roast coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: June 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39522271854680,"sku":null,"price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/PXL_20210729_011423777.jpg?v=1738611433"},{"product_id":"panama-boquete-berlina-estate","title":"Panama Boquete La Cantera Estate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two main coffee regions in Panama are Boquete and Volcan. This one is is Northern Panama in Boquete and was founded by the Garrido family who are known for being meticulous to detail and often winning awards for their coffees. The coffee is the Catuai varietal and is processed on site. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Panama reminds me of a Costa Rica - a little floral and some maple, wheat, slight lemon, slight caramel. Doesn't have a lot of sweetness, but it is a solid representation of Panama coffee.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe roast it quite light. 8 degrees past the ending of the first cracks (just like a Costa Rica). Keep it out of the 2nd cracks. Even as you approach 2nd cracks, the bean has lost a lot of what makes it special. If you like microlot El Salvador and Costa Rican washed process coffees, this will be up your alley -- and you'll want to roast it pretty much under the same roasting curve and end points that you use for those beans. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: September 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39894783983704,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/PXL_20260908_210803133.jpg?v=1788903274"},{"product_id":"el-salvador-pacamara-natural","title":"El Salvador Pacamara Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis El Salvador coffee microlot is a sundried natural process from the Noruega estate and is \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003ethe Pacamara varietal which are long slender beans that are generally highly sought after. Despite the large bean size, I'm roasting it like any other natural process sundried Central American coffee and letting it out of the roaster just barely out of the first cracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e. Coaxing out some candy sweetness and cooked strawberry, chocolate, slight hazelnut in the background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eFinca Noruega mostly grows Pacamara coffee, and then processes the beans in various ways. They strive to be one of the highest regarded coffee farms in the country, and their coffee often places well in local competitions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eUS Arrival: September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455370002719,"sku":null,"price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/PXL_20260907_193448744.jpg?v=1788809867"},{"product_id":"guatemala-huehuetenango-candelaria","title":"Guatemala Huehuetenango Hamacas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe growing region of Huehuetenango (pronounced way-way-tenango) is on the border of Mexico and is some of our favorite Central American coffee because of its chocolate and nutty tastes. This one is from a farm called Hamacas (Hammock) which has been in the same family (Vides) for twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis has the chocolate-nutty taste that you would expect, but also has a tangy undertone of citrus and dried fruit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI roast it exactly 15 seconds past the first snap of the 2nd cracks. I wouldn't take it much darker than that because it will start to taste thin and bitter; but in slightly lighter roasts (not quite to 2nd cracks, for example), you get a little bit of fruity\/winey tastes that complement it very nicely. However, you have to be careful taking it lighter as it is likely to taste grassy and vegetal if you don't get it pretty close to the 2nd cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival June 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52645626642719,"sku":null,"price":6.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/IMG20260831114015.jpg?v=1788190881"},{"product_id":"el-salvador-santa-ana-jaguar","title":"El Salvador Santa Ana Jaguar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a macrolot from El Salvador, grown in the Santa Ana region. Although it is not traceable to one producer or varietal, it is chosen and blended using only coffees that score 84 and up, and the farmers are paid a premium for the coffees. It is then milled according to extra specific quality standards to make sure the end result is above average. It is marked \"Balam\" (Jaguar) referencing the now-extinct but formerly rare and beloved wild cat that used to roam the El Salvadorian mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coffee is very well sorted and roasts well. It isn't particularly complex, but it's very drinkable and pleasant. I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who didn't enjoy a mug of this.  It has almost a creamy toasted marshmallow note with a little bit of sweet peach and other stone fruit. The importer suggests cupping notes of pecan and citrus zest, but we weren't picking that up in our tastings. We are roasting this about like a Colombian coffee and taking it just barely or not quite into 2nd cracks. You could go a few degrees lighter than this without any issues, but going a few degrees darker brings a bitterness which contrasts deliciously with a little bit of cream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52682463346975,"sku":null,"price":6.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/files\/PXL_20260715_191457570.jpg?v=1784143039"},{"product_id":"nicaragua-natural-el-pastoral-copy","title":"Nicaragua Chimborazo Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an unusual twist of experimentation, this Nicaragua was sundried to make it more fruity and sweeter. It also is more labor intensive, so the price on the natural processed coffees tend to be higher even though the actual cost and water usage on the farm is less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChimborazo is a family-owned farm that has been producing exceptional coffee for 22 years. The farm lies between two mountains, El Chimborazo and Las Mercedes, about 30 miles from the city of Jinotega. The Catuai variety that they grow is subjected to a rigorous quality control system which ensures that only the best beans are harvested. All of this attention to detail delivers a high-quality coffee, year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coffee is best as a light roast, but it holds its own as a medium roast. If you roast it Full City (about halfway between first cracks ending and second cracks beginning), it has a juicy creme brulee flavor with above average sweetness. There's a little bit of a green tea taste, and I'm not sure if it's my roast or if its the bean, but I haven't been able to shake off that slightly vegetal note in the background.  If you take it closer to the 2nd cracks, its less sweet but still has that creamy mouthfeel and even some grape and cocoa flavors in it. You wouldn't normally roast a natural coffee this dark, but it seems to hold up okay to the heat.  Particularly as espresso, where it makes a very interesting shot that intermingles mandarin orange, creme brulee, and almond with slight tartness and a lot of acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no defective tastes, no earthiness, nothing unpleasant. It's not nearly as intense and fruity as an Ethiopian Natural coffee, but Nicaragua isn't really known for coffees that blow you away. For what it is, it is one of the most pleasant and complex beans we have seen come out of Nicaragua. It's not like other coffees that we currently have in stock, so it was fun playing around with different roasts and brewing methods on this one. On most days, I'd still rather drink a Natural Ethiopia, but I wouldn't turn down a mug of this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS Arrival: March 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"happymugcoffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52706740142367,"sku":null,"price":6.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/8548\/8472\/products\/IMG20230408112326.jpg?v=1738611350"}],"url":"https:\/\/happymugcoffee.sbs\/collections\/central-america.oembed","provider":"Happy Mug","version":"1.0","type":"link"}