Mexico Pluma Oaxaca Single Origin Espresso

Mexico Pluma Oaxaca Single Origin Espresso

Sourced from smallholder producers in the Pluma region of Oaxaca, Mexico, this single origin espresso is sweet and balanced with notes of cherry cordial, cocoa, and spice cake, with a rare berry-like sweetness that makes it truly unique.

Size

cecom-special

12oz

save 15% per oz

2lb

Flavor Profile

Origin
Oaxaca, Mexico
Tasting Notes
Sweet & balanced notes of cherry cordial, cocoa,
& spice cake.
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Smallholder Producers from Buenavista Loxicha Community

This coffee is sourced from families living in the community of Buenavista Loxicha within the municipality of San Agustin Loxicha. These smallholder producers cultivate coffee on just a few acres of land within a lush cloud forest intercropped with bananas, corn, beans, and fruit trees. This is the Oaxacan coffee growing region known as the zona Pluma, within the Sierra Madre del Sur coastal mountain range.

These producers work with Garra de Jaguar, which facilitates transportation of dried parchment to the dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export. Garra de Jaguar ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for these small producers.

Altitude

3,280-5,580 feet

Variety

Bourbon, Caturra, Maragogipe, Mundo Novo, and Typica

Processing

Washed

Why We Love This Coffee

We have received many requests from our customers for coffee from Mexico. Our coffee sourcing team was delighted to come across this beautiful Oaxacan lot, which they immediately loved on the cupping table.

Our Head Roaster, Michelle F., developed the roast profile for this coffee. “What really surprised me, tasting the sample of this coffee, was how much berry-like sweetness this coffee displayed, which is a rare quality in washed processed coffees. I wanted to make sure to highlight that note while also bringing out the cocoa and spice notes that so many people love in coffees from Mexico. A longer maillard phase during the roasting process really helped highlight both sweetness and body in this coffee.”

While there are many variables that contribute to dialing in espresso, here are the parameters that have been yielding the best results in our lab:
1:2.5 coffee to water ratio in 23-25 seconds

Sustainably Sourced

Good Coffee, Better Planet

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.