Smooth Passage · Mexico

Shade-grown in the Sierra Madre. Coffee that belongs to its forest.

Mexican coffee belongs to its forests. Most Mexican specialty is grown under native shade in the Sierra Madre highlands — biodiverse, low-intervention, often organic by default rather than by certification. The trees that shade the coffee plants are home to migratory songbirds that travel between Mexico and the U.S. each year.

Many of the producers are indigenous Maya, Zapotec, and Mixe families farming the same land for generations. The cup reflects the process: mellow, soft, layered. A coffee that rewards patience over showmanship.

Cupping notes: Toasted almond, milk chocolate, brown sugar
Roast: Medium
Best brewed as: Drip, French press, everyday drinker
Packaging: Home compostable bag (TÜV OK Compost HOME certified)

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