This is a traditional washed coffee from Bella Vista, Mexico produced by Mayan Harvest Women’s Group. 

The flavor profile is bright and sweet with notes of orange, cranberry, milk chocolate, and sweet basil. 

Mexico Chiapas Mayan Harvest Women’s Group is sourced from 168 women-owned farms averaging five hectares apiece, all of whom grow coffee in various communities throughout the Bella Vista region of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia, who was raised in the Bella Vista coffee community, has for the past 8 years dedicated herself to helping her local producers showcase their potential and earn a better price for their coffee.

As charming as she is a force of nature, Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia runs the exporting and importing group, Mayan Harvest. She has made quite a name for herself in the specialty coffee industry in the past 10 years, facilitating the elevation of Mexican coffee reputation. If you ever get the chance to meet Rosalba, you’ll be struck by her warm demeanor and acuity for the industry. Her reputation precedes her, and she is well-known and respected in the industry, particularly in the Bay Area.  

Her coffees are as charming as she is, and this lot is no exception to that. In the cup this women’s group lot is approachable but distinct with syrupy texture, deep flavor and complex sweetness. On the first sip you might notice the distinct decadence to the profile, think chocolate cake, dried dates, pecans and warming apple cider.  Our team found lots of versions of orange in the brew analysis like orange zest, orange peel and on an adjacent thread, watermelon rind. Although the sweetness remains and elemental part of the cup, there is a pear and lime-like acidity that brightens up the profile and keeps the intrigue going.  

Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia is a well-known Bay Area legend who has elevated Mexican coffee in the Third Wave coffee scene. Working closely with producers in Chiapas, she has worked tirelessly and traveled extensively to showcase the quality Mexican coffee is capable of.  

Green Coffee Source: Royal Coffee

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