Mexico | Las Nieves COE #1 | Geisha | Natural

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<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW259914681 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259914681 BCX8">San Juan, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW259914681 BCX8">Lachao</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259914681 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259914681 BCX8">Oaxaca  </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW259914681 BCX8"><span class="SCXW259914681 BCX8"> </span><br class="SCXW259914681 BCX8"></span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1150-1500 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">The town of San Juan and the micro-region of Oaxaca de Juárez were once a thriving coffee-growing region. With their </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">close proximity</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> to Puerto Escondido (now a world-c</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">las</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">s surfing destination) and the high elevation provided by the Southern Sierra Madre Mountains, the region </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">seemed to have</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> all the elements necessary for success. However, declining coffee prices and the remoteness of the area led to many farms being broken up, neglected, or entirely abandoned. Finca </span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">Las</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8"> N</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">iev</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">e</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">, founded in 1880, was one such farm—until 2006, when a group of producers </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> a new cooperative on the land.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW236892297 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}'> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236892297 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW236892297 BCX8"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">Over the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">las</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">t eighteen years, the farm has slowly been </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">revitalised</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">, adopting organic farming practices and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">an equitable</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> pay structure for all cooperative members and employees. Finca </span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">Las</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8"> N</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">iev</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">e</span><span class="FindHit SCXW236892297 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> is completely off the grid, with all its energy coming from solar, hydroelectric, and biodiesel sources. A </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">variety</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">garden</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> provides all the diversity one could ask for, including Geisha, Typica, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">Pacamara</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">, SL28, and many more. This naturally processed Geisha scored an incredible 91+ points in the 2023 and 2024 Mexico Cup of Excellence competitions, securing a Presidential Award along with first-place </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW236892297 BCX8">honours</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> in both years. This is our second year </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">purchasing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> this stunning coffee through the COE auction, and we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW236892297 BCX8"> be happier to see it return.</span></span></p> </div>