Mexican Coffee Brands and Pour-Over Brewing Guide: Oaxaca Coffee

Mexican Coffee Growing Regions

Mexican coffee is classified by altitude, with most of the country's coffee used for blended coffee and/or dark coffee. Mexico has been growing coffee since the late 18th century, and most of the country's coffee now comes from the southern region, where the continent narrows and curves eastward.

Chiapas Coffee

Chiapas coffee is grown in the southern state of Chiapas and is known for its light, delicate flavor and rich, bright acidity with light to medium body. The hot tropical climate provides good growing conditions and produces fairly consistent content.

Notably, Chiapas coffee is grown in the southeastern corner of the mountainous region near the Guatemalan border, often marked with the town name Tapachula, the name of a nearby town. Nearby volcanoes provide fertile soil, improving the nutritional supply for the coffee and helping to develop their flavors. It is said that fine Chiapas coffee can rival the complexity and power of better Guatemalan coffees.

Veracruz Coffee

On the Gulf side of the central mountain range in Mexico is the state of Veracruz, where most coffee grows in lowlands and is unremarkable.

However, the nearby mountainous area produces the respected Altura Coatepec, named after the town of Coatepec, known for its nutty flavor, light body, and brightness with chocolate tones.

Oaxaca Coffee

Notably, coffee from the southern slopes of the central mountain range in the southern state of Oaxaca, called Oaxaca Pluma coffee, is known for its light body and delicate acidity.

Puebla Coffee

Puebla is one of Mexico's larger states, located east of Mexico City.

Mexican Coffee Plant Varieties

The coffee plant varieties grown in Mexico are mostly Bourbon (Coffea arabica var. bourbon), Caturra (Coffea arabica var. caturra), Maragogype (Coffea arabica var. maragogype), and Mundo Novo (Coffea arabica var. mundo novo).

Mexican Coffee Brands

Mexico is a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which makes Mexican coffee brands quite established in the United States and Canada.

SIMPATICO Coffee

Simpatico Coffee (headquartered in Michigan) specializes in Mexican coffee, whose low acidity qualities are welcomed and also an advantage for those who don't like acidity. Although most low-altitude Mexican coffees have less acidity than their high-altitude siblings, the fact that this coffee is roasted means it has less acidity than medium roasts.

It is known for its light body and acidity, typically with nutty and chocolate notes.

Mexican coffee is classified by altitude, with most of the country's coffee used for blended coffee and/or dark coffee. Mexico has been growing coffee since the late 18th century, and most of the country's coffee now comes from the southern region, where the continent narrows and curves eastward.

The excellent conditions of rich ecology, combined with high altitude and suitable temperatures, create the unique flavor of Mexican coffee! The coffee beans perform with medium-dark roast, gradually revealing apricot and peach fruit aroma upon initial entry, with elegant honey gently decorating the later stages. Take a sip, and the balanced floral notes leave a long-lasting aftertaste.

Roast Levels and Flavor Profiles

Light Roast City (Fragrant):

Ample fruit aroma with a wild character, acidity is not obvious and appears several seconds after drinking, oily mouthfeel is relatively thin, and the aftertaste slowly appears at the back of the tongue. Has the aroma and taste of Pengfeng tea.

Medium Roast (General B):

Fruity aroma after fermentation, with weak fruit acidity, smooth and rounded mouthfeel, with a ripe tea flavor.

Dark Roast (General C):

Aroma of red vegetables, no acidity present, clean mouthfeel without excess impurities, with the sweetness of immortal grass and wheat.

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Pour-Over Brewing Parameters:

V60/90℃/1:15/Time: two minutes

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