Mexican Coffee
About 90 percent of Mexico's coffee grows in 4 southern states: Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Puebla. This shelf lists coffees whose roaster names Mexico as the only origin.
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Perfect Daily Grind places the best Chiapas coffees at 1,300 to 1,700 meters above sea level, Veracruz at 1,100 to 1,600 meters and Oaxaca at 900 to 1,650 meters. About 70 percent of Mexico's growers farm less than 10 hectares, and on most farms all the work is done by hand. Traditional varieties such as Garnica, Typica and Bourbon still make up most of the arabica, though rust-resistant Catimor types such as Marsellesa are spreading.
Most Mexican coffee is washed, meaning the fruit is removed before the beans dry; Perfect Daily Grind puts the share at 90 percent, with honey and natural coffees making up the rest. Mexico is also one of the largest exporters of certified organic coffee. See washed coffee or organic coffee.
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Questions about Mexican coffee
What does Mexican coffee taste like?
Perfect Daily Grind says Mexican coffees tend to be lighter bodied and mild, with subtle flavors. It describes Veracruz coffee as delicate with bright acidity and notes of light red fruits, blueberries, caramel and panela, and Oaxaca coffee as sweet with caramel, yellow fruit, orange acidity and a creamy body.
Source: perfectdailygrind.comWhat does Chiapas coffee taste like?
Perfect Daily Grind describes coffee from Chiapas, in southern Mexico, as having notes of chocolate, bitters, nuts, citrus and lemon, with a round and lasting body. The guide adds that growing techniques and varieties in Chiapas are similar to those in Veracruz.
Source: perfectdailygrind.comWhen is coffee harvested in Mexico?
Importer Mercanta gives the typical Mexican harvest as November to March, with new-crop coffee usually available to buyers from late April. Mercanta notes that distances between Mexico's growing regions are huge, which makes communication and access a challenge for producers.
Source: coffeehunter.comWhat is Pluma Hidalgo coffee?
Pluma Hidalgo is a coffee from Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Perfect Daily Grind describes it as a 19th-century offshoot of Typica grown by displaced indigenous farmers in the mid-1800s, and estimates that about 70 percent of the varieties grown in Oaxaca are traditional to the area.
Source: perfectdailygrind.com