MEXICO Santa Maria Yucuhiti | Washed

Origin

• 🇲🇽 Mexico

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee.: Caramel, chocolate fudge, orange, cantaloupe & creamy bodyBodyThe weight and texture of coffee in the mouth, from tea-like and delicate to syrupy and heavy. Driven by process, roast, variety, and brew method. Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Varietals: BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against., Mundo Novo Region: Oaxaca Recipe: Espresso: 1:2.5 Filter: 1:17 The San Pedro Yosotatu community, a small group of farmers within the Sierra Mixteca co-op were interested in separating their coffee to improve quality of production. With the aim to negotiate a premium price. This is a sub group of about 20-30 farmers that are mostly all women, and led by a woman named Madelina Lopez. Madelina and her group focus on replanting top quality varieties. Planting traditional Bourbon and Typica varieties that are proven in the cup, along with introducing a significant amount of GeishaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction.! This determined group of farmers use full organic practices, like worm composting. Coffee growers in this area had previously "abandoned" their plots to go work as migrant farmworkers in the US, but since 2012-13 started returning permanently and re-investing in their coffee farms and their community. This region is a great example of what improved leadership, incentives and re-investment from a motivated group can do. Roasting days: Proud Mary roast Monday-Friday during normal business hours. To ensure freshness of coffee, best to order early in the week as postal services and couriers do not operate on weekends. Orders: Orders placed by 8.30am PST will be roasted and dispatched the same day. If you are ordering on a Friday, and order after 8.30am then your coffee will be roasted the following business day - Monday.