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Fair Trade– and organic-certified coffees from Mexico are fairly common, as many smallholder producers have organized themselves into democratically run cooperatives due to the small average farm size (2–5 hectares) and long history with the Fair Trade movement.
This Mexico Chiapas FTO coffee has been sourced from the south of Mexico in the state of Chiapas from the Campesinos Ecologicos de la Sierra Madre de Chiapas (CESMACH) cooperative, where the cup quality has been solid year after year. They have all the conditions such as heirloom coffee varieties (Bourbon, Typica), great altitude (1200–1750masl), and passionate coffee growers who want to produce high-quality lots. The location is extremely close to the Guatemala border and Huehuetenango.
The farm of CESMACH is located in the buffer zone of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, which is in the highlands of the Sierra Madre. It is one of the most diverse forest reserve areas in the world and contains Mesoamerica's largest cloud forest, as well as a protected natural environment for thousands of plant and animal species. All of the coffee produced here is shade-grown.
Altitude: 1,200-1,750 masl
Cupping Notes: Chocolate and dried fruit flavors with tart acidity and sweetness