Mexico Chiapas - Udepom Co-op

Sweet Maria's Coffee

Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, at the Guatemalan border. The coffees are distinct from the Oaxaca Plumas and Coatepec coffees: they are a little brighter, sweeter, and bear some resemblance to the Huehuetenango coffees of Guatemala. Oaxaca is my other favorite Mexican origin, but the really good Chiapas coffees like this one have been consistently excellent, are a brighter and livelier cup. Many of the coffees from Chiapas are from small farms, cooperatively wet-milled and sold. UDEPOM is located in Motozintla, Chiapas, in the southern part of the state, and the 850 member/farmers are in Motozintla, Huixtla, Tuzantan, Escuintla, Siltepec and Amatenango districts in Chiapas. This coop was started in 1992 and actually has the incredibly long name of Unión de Ejidos Profesor Otiliio Montaño (which just doesn't fit on our labels, so now we are using Udepom. We did stock this same coffee for the past 2 years so if you have purchased a Chiapas, it would have been from the same cooperative!) The cup? Light body, mild, crisp, a bit nutty, with just a hint of a rustic aromatic woodiness in the cup. This is the character I look for in a good Chiapas - it is never going to be a Kenya! A really nice Chiapas is a great breakfast coffee, and provides relief from other "over the top" cups like Yemens and Harars and Kenyas with it's simple charm. This particular lot really beat all others hands down on the cupping table this year. The coffee is mild, like all Mexican coffees, and has a just a bit of a rustic note lingering in the finish. The body is fairly light, but I really enjoy the zingy, pointed high tone in the cup (especially at City to City+ roast). You can also go to the other end of the spectrum with this coffee to good effect: I really like the sharp, sweet pungency of the darker roast with this Chiapas.

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