Mexico Chiapas
Mexico Chiapas
Chiapas is the southernmost region of Mexico. The mountains of this region span into bordering Guatemala and much of this tropical forest is the protected Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. This area is humid and tropical, inhabited by small communities of producers who have formed cooperatives to gain stronger representation in the coffee market. These producers take pride in their land, growing coffee organically through methods passed down from generation to generation.
THE CUP: Milk chocolate and fresh citrus flavors with tart acidity and fruit-like sweetness
REGION: Chiapas
FARM: CESMACH Cooperative
ALTITUDE: 1200 - 1750 masl
PROC METHOD: Washed
Net Wt. 12 oz / 340 g
One of the other things that make Ethiopia distinct as a growing country is the complexity involved in the coffee market there, and the myriad systems and customs that ensure there's never a dull moment in sourcing the best lots, whether they are from individual farms, co-operatives or grower groups, or from the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), a market institution founded in 2008 in attempt to protect small farmers from various risks and market forces that threaten the profitability of their harvest.