This coffee originates from Nueva Segovia department in Nicaragua, specifically from the municipality of Dipilto in the northern mountains near the Honduras border. The beans are sourced from top-tier farms practicing best practices in an area known for ideal coffee-growing conditions including optimal climate, elevation, rich soils, and shade-providing tree canopy. The cup profile is smooth with balanced bitter/sweet notes and flavor characteristics of dark chocolate, unrefined sugars, and roasted nuts and seeds including pecan, Brazil nut, sunflower, and sesame.
Origin
Nueva Segovia (Nicaragua)
Flavor Notes
Dark Chocolate, Pecan, Brazil Nut, Sesame, Unrefined Sugar, Sunflower
Cal Verga founded Duck Rabbit Coffee in 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing the name from the famous optical illusion used by philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein to illustrate how perception shapes experience. All roasting runs through an early 1980s Probat G 12, and Verga sources his green coffee through Coffee Shrub, focusing on rare, ethically sourced beans from small farms in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Sumatra. The approach leans light, aiming to highlight nuanced flavors and terroir rather than roast character. A grab and go cafe on Lorain Avenue operates Thursday through Sunday alongside the roastery on Lakeside Avenue, and a subscription service keeps regulars stocked with a rotating selection.
