29/01/2026
New coffee release! Micro-lot from Marciela Chavez
Kicking off 2026 with a beautiful washed coffee from Mexico, so drinkable with notes of chocolate, caramel and some sweet clementine acidity π
Sourced through .coffee and this coffee is from Cafe El Zapoteco a collective of producer families from three towns in the Sierra Juarez. As well as being the birthplace of Benito Juarez - Mexicoβs first president of indigenous origin- is a temperate mountain range north of Oaxaca City. El Zapoteco is run by Romulo Chavez who has been working for several years now to establish direct relationships with buyers in order to obtain higher prices for its members. Low production volumes and low yields are the biggest problems facing farmers here and our importer is working with roasters like us to return higher prices and earlier payment to them, money which will be used to help with training and support to increase productivity. Coffee from this area would usually be bought up by middle men and lose all traceability so itβs amazing to have such transparency on a coffee from the region π