MEXICO | Ozolotepec | Typica | Washed
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
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Quick Facts
Origin
Mexico
Process
Washed
Variety
Bourbon, Typica
Roast Type
filter
Tasting Notes
brown sugar
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Origin
Mexico
Process
Washed
Variety
Bourbon, Typica
Roast Type
filter
<p><strong>Region:</strong> Ozolotepec, Oaxaca</p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500-2100 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89553481 BCX8">Ozolotepec</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8"> is a small town high in the Southern Sierra Madre Mountains, three hours south of Oaxaca City. Many of the producers contributing to this lot are native Zapotec. The Zapotec civilization was one of the most highly developed cultures in pre-Colombian Mesoamerica. Among other achievements, it included a writing system and what archaeologists consider the first city of ancient Mesoamerica, Monte Albán, dating back to 1150 BCE.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"335551550":1,"335551620":1}' class="EOP SCXW89553481 BCX8"> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89553481 BCX8"> <p lang="EN-US" class="Paragraph SCXW89553481 BCX8" paraeid="{54435f42-df42-4aad-a7b9-b9ad67f8e3cd}{140}" paraid="1520771004" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8">Our export partners at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89553481 BCX8">Caravela</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8"> have been actively working in the region since 2018 and have seen participation in their education programs grow rapidly, now involving over 100 producers. Farmers in the area, working on small 1.5- to 3-hectare farms, primarily grow Bourbon and Typica varieties. They wash their coffees and dry them on concrete terraces covered with palm mats, a traditional method for the region.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}' class="EOP SCXW89553481 BCX8"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89553481 BCX8"> <p lang="EN-US" class="Paragraph SCXW89553481 BCX8" paraeid="{54435f42-df42-4aad-a7b9-b9ad67f8e3cd}{149}" paraid="1247875136" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89553481 BCX8">This coffee is sweet and approachable, with notes of brown sugar and apple</span></span></p> </div> <!---->
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