Description
Coming from 168 family-owned farms located in communities within the municipality of Bella Vista in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia, who was raised in the Bella Vista coffee community, has dedicated herself to helping producers with small plots of land (averaging 5 acres) earn a better price for their coffee.
Rosalba ensures traceability for her communities coffee by personally exporting the coffee directly to the Bay Area. Rosalba also concerns herself with the small details like being sure to pull samples without piercing the producers bags, which has eliminated the cost for replacing damaged bags.
These efforts allow producers to earn higher prices and reinvest in better agricultural practices and improve the livelihoods for their families. This is the first year that the Mayan Harvest Women’s Group has exported coffee. Through Mayan Harvest’s system of traceability and improved premiums returned directly to the women, this coffee recognizes their work and gives them financial empowerment.
Tasting Notes:
A great daily drinker! Lovely cup from light to dark roasts; a nice solid medium roast was our favorite. Nutty, chocolaty, fuller bodied, rich and smooth! The cup is pretty nutty lighter roasted, pretty chocolaty darker roasted. Light roasts have a bit of lemony floral crispness upfront, lighter bodied with pretty strong nutty tones. A faint hint of a fruitiness. Medium to dark roasts are fuller bodied, semi-sweet and very chocolaty with some nuttier accents. Still a very smooth cup up until French Roast (decently into 2nd crack). Picks up some complimenting roasty/smoky notes as one approaches 2nd crack.
Roasting Notes: An easy coffee to roast. Medium chaff, nice screen and even roasting. A little longer setup helps smooth out a bit of acidity if you roast it a bit too light for your preference.
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