MEXICO | Oaxaca Temaxcalapa

Mexico | Temaxcalapa | Oaxaca

This coffee comes from a group of smallholder farmers based in Santa María Temaxcalapa, a small municipality tucked into the Villa Alta District, deep in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca (also known as the Sierra Juárez). It’s a rugged, heavily wooded region historically inhabited by Zapotec communities, where coffee is grown on small family plots under shade, as part of a traditional agroforestry system.

The farms sit between 1000 and 1115 meters above sea level, on the clay-rich soils typical of this part of the sierra. The lot is a blend of Pluma, Typica and Bourbon, the classic varieties of Oaxacan coffee. Pluma is itself a natural mutation of Typica that developed in southern Oaxaca, and it’s a big part of what gives these coffees that clean, sweet, well-rounded profile they’re known for.

Our medium roast brings out the coffee's most prominent flavor notes. A clean, balanced and easy-drinking cup, typical of a well-made Mexican coffee. We thought it best at a medium roast: the acidity is soft and well-mannered, present but never sharp, while the real character comes from a rounded body and a sweet caramel and chocolate backbone 

We are confident that you will love the versatility and flavor of this Mexican coffee. We recommend enjoying it as a pour-over or filtered coffee. Pair it  with your favorite chocolate pastry to bring out the chocolate attributes of this coffee from Mexico.

F L A V O R  N O T E S

bakers chocolate, caramel, floral, sweet

V A R I E T A L S

bourbon, pluma, typica

P R O C E S S

Washed 

A L T I T U D E

1100-1550masl

86 pts 

Please allow 3 business days for your coffee order to be roasted and shipped