This coffee comes from the San Mateo Yoloxochitlán community, which is part of the Sierra Mazateca mountains in the north of Oaxaca State. is part of the Sierre Madre de Oaxaca mountain range. The area is named after the indigenous Mazatec people who live in this area. We are proud to be able to work with many of the indigenous coffee producers to create these lots.
Unlike in many other Central American countries , Mexico is full of very small coffee producers - some producing as little as 5-10 kg per year. The limited quantities do not mean quality is low, often quite the opposite i s true. What makes Oaxaca an especially unique area of Mexico for coffee is that the internal market is also very willing to buy Oaxacan coffees, meaning that fantastic coffees often stay in Mexico and are sold to roasters there .So, our importer Osito and their partners on the ground in Mexico have to work hard and compete to be able to source these tiny lots, then spend considerable time and effort to put together the lots of similar screen size, moisture and water activity. For all the time and effort it takes to secure these lots , it is always worth the payoff - these coffees are exciting and showcase a side of Mexican coffee often unexplored.
