Sochiapam - Oaxaca, Mexico

The Sochiapam municipality is one of the largest coffee growing areas in all of Oaxaca. This region can produce some of the very best cups in the country. Production here is still overwhelmingly driven by original lines of Bourbon and Typica, including the unique Pluma variety in the southern coastal mountains. With 16 distinct indigenous groups/cultures alone, many of which grow coffee, the region is incredibly diverse from an environmental, climatic, and social perspective creating with it vibrant, delicious and, sweet coffees that seem to disappear from your cup because they go down so easily.

This lot has been produced by the San Pedro Sochiapam community. The producers here typically have at least 1 mule to transport their coffee and other produce such as corn or beans. Most farms are small at 1 to 2 hectares, but we also find some that are a little bigger, up to 5 hectares. The producers in Sochiapam speak Chinanteco and Spanish.

This coffee has been imported by Red Fox Coffee Merchants

Tasting Notes: Butter cookie, spice, apple sweetness


Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico 

Producer: Smallholders from the San Pedro Sochiapam community 

Altitude: 1700 - 1900 masl

Cultivar: Pluma, Typica, Bourbon & Mundo Novo 

Process: 18-24hour fermentation in wood tanks before washing