Tastes Like: Cherry, green apple and molasses with a citrus acidity
Location: Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Varietal: Typica, Mundo Novo, Bourbon
Altitude: 1200-2000 MASL
Process: Washed
Context
This is a landmark coffee as it marks the start of a new era for Shiloh Coffee Roasters, while empowering women in the industry across the globe.
This is the first coffee to be roasted by Jean, our wonderful co-director, one half of the husband-and-wife team behind the business and, now, our second coffee roaster.
For her first foray into roasting, it seemed fitting to choose a coffee that had been grown entirely by women.
The Mujeres Mazateca coffees come from a selection of 74 female producers across the Sierra Mazateca in Southern Mexico. These women are each individual producers, who sell separately to Red Beetle Coffee Lab, who combine their coffees for export.
Small seasonal yields are a continual problem in the Sierra Mazateca, as old trees produce nominal cherry for harvest. Because of this, yields that are brought for sale to Red Beetle fluctuate massively, but are all overwhelmingly stark volumes.
The volumes brought to Red Beetle from these female producers start from as little as 2.4kg for an entire season.
Increasing profitability is a vital next step, which in its simplest form begins with a combination of increased productivity, paired with increased profitability.
These women are not a formerly recognised group. Instead, the Mujeres Mazateca lot is Red Beetle’s way of celebrating the harvests of some of the underrepresented and under-resourced female producers of this very remote part of Oaxaca.
By buying this coffee, you're both supporting our business as we move towards greater productivity and efficiency, and providing valuable support to these coffee growers.
You can read more about Jean's roaster training in our blog post.
We only have an estimated 50kg of this very special coffee available for retail so pre-order now to avoid disappointment.
