Team notes: cherry, fig, treacle

COUNTRY: Mexico

REGION: Sierra Flores de Magón, Oaxaca

PRODUCERS: 335 indigenous female Mazateca producers

VARIETY: Typica, Bourbon, Mundo Novo, Caturra

ALTITUDE: 1400-1900 masl

PROCESS: Washed

We’re beyond thrilled to have Las Mazatecas back in the range for a second year! A community blend made up of microlot-sized harvests bought from indigenous female producers in the north of Oaxaca. This coffee showcases both the excellence of the coffees from the region, and the skill and resilience of the region's female coffee producers.

Coffee yields in Mexico are extremely low due to myriad complex reasons, and it takes many purchases of small lots to build this offering. Ensambles’ Oaxaca field coordinator, and indigenous Mazateca woman, Osiris Martínez, bought coffees from 335 producers this year to consolidate this lot, with each component undergoing rigorous quality testing by QC lead Concepcíon Ortíz and her team at the warehouse and lab in Huautla. Our coffee buyer, Siala, was lucky enough to see the team in action, having gone out with Ensambles buying coffee in this region back in April. You can read more about this on our website.

Super clean, silky, full of fig and molasses flavours, this is a team and customer favourite alike.