Mexico - La Mazateca

Mexico - La Mazateca

Sale price£8.50

A community blend of small lots sourced from indigenous producers in the northern highlands of Oaxaca.

TASTING NOTES:

Caramel, vanilla, molasses and red fruits. This is a sweet coffee that works great across a range of brew methods, a real favourite last season - we're thrilled to be roasting it again this year!

Grind Type: Whole Beans

Grind Type
Bag Size: 250g

Bag Size
PRODUCER

Indigenous Mazateca small holders

REGION

Sierra Flores de Magón, Mazateca, Oaxaca

HARVEST

February - April

ALTITUDE

1400-1800 MASL

VARIETY

Bourbon, Criollo and Typica

PROCESS

Washed and sun dried


ABOUT

La Mazateca is a community blend of small lots that was sourced from indigenous farmers based in the northern highlands of Oaxaca.

In many ways Mexico is an origin like no other; especially in the regions where we are buying our coffee. For a wide range of reasons yields in these areas are extremely low. Farmers follow traditional, organic and low intervention practices and coffee cherry is hand picked from trees that can often be well over 40 years old. These low intensity production methods and very small plots of land make the coffee from these growers rare and sought after. 

Ensambles Cafes Mexicanos

La Mazateca was sourced with the help of Ensambles Coffee who are based in the states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz. 

In each state they have a permanent field technician, some of whom are native to these communities. This helps communication with farmers, many of whom speak indigenous languages.

Throughout the year, Ensambles' team of professionals from the Bios Terra Institute, mostly women, interact with their network of producers through farm visits, workshops, and field training.

From Sierra Mazateca to Montaña Alta

Earlier this year we visited the Ensambles team to meet these producers and improve our understanding of how they operate.

A drive of around 2000 Kilometres over six days took us from the highlands of Oaxaca to the valleys and mountains of Guerrera. We learned about the different coffee production systems and the social, economic, and environmental challenges faced by farmers.

We saw how the Ensambles team provide on-field education, providing producers with the knowledge to improve their agronomic practices, increase their yields, develop their coffee processing and help them adopt environmentally responsible production systems.

Sierra Flores de Magón

It’s our second year buying from the producers in these hard to reach corners of Mexico and we couldn’t be happier with this season’s harvest. The region’s incredible terroir combines with the farmers' hard work to bring us coffees with remarkable cup quality.

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