Mexican Chiapas – Organic – Green – August Blowout Special – Archived

Taste: Like many roasters and coffee drinkers, we are guilty of under-estimating the progress Mexico has made in coffee quality.  Thankfully, our son home-roasted some and turned us on to this excellent bean.  Bright and full-flavored, this favorite for blending stands well on its own – very well indeed.  This is a reasonably priced choice for an excellent, mild, easy-drinking single origin everyday coffee.

Roast: Best at Medium/Dark (Full City Roast), but handles all roasts very well.

About: One of the things that has set Mexico’s coffee apart is the abundance of both Fair Trade- and organic-certified coffees, especially in areas like Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Chiapas. The strong influence of indigenous groups and cultures has long been the driving force between smallholders’ embrace of organic practices, as they are often in line with traditional growing philosophies and utilize similar if not the same techniques. Fair Trade has also done considerable work with regards to encouraging smallholders to organize and operate within cooperatives, which allows them to pool resources, provides better access to credit and financing options, and creates more market presence and leverage in a competitive global economy. In addition, many of the coffees that we source from Mexico come from the buffer zones around one of the largest and most forest reserves in the world: El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.

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