#139 Washed Coffee Beans from Mexico

Description

Chocolate, Brown Sugar, Raisins! -- Straightforward and Versatile! This wash-processed coffee is grown by various small holder farmers in the Chiapas Highlands in Mexico! Retail 8oz bags will come with a packaging sleeve featuring limited-edition art, randomly chosen by our roaster! Origin: Region Chiapas, Mexico Elevation: 1200-1600 masl Growers/Producers: Various Smallholders Varietal: Catuai. Tipica Processing: Washed Harvest Time: December - March From our Green Coffee Source: Chiapas Highlands Green Coffee Beans Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas, is home to a vibrant network of smallholder farmers whose livelihoods are closely tied to coffee. Farms stretch across the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains at elevations of 1,200–1,750 masl, where steady rainfall, fertile volcanic soils, and a dense forest canopy create ideal growing conditions. The Chiapas region, bordering Guatemala’s Huehuetenango, shares many of the same complex cup qualities—chocolate-forward with a balanced sweetness and gentle fruit undertones—that have made the area one of Mexico’s most important coffee producers. Washed Processing Chiapas farmers traditionally use the washed (wet) process, which has long been a hallmark of Mexican coffee. Ripe cherries are pulped, fermented, washed clean of mucilage, and dried on patios or raised beds. This careful process highlights the region’s clarity and balance, showcasing classic Chiapas flavor notes: milk chocolate, roasted almond, gentle nuttiness, dried-fruit sweetness, and a touch of citrus. The result is a clean, versatile coffee that shines across brew methods and represents the best of Chiapas’ agricultural excellence.