Mexico Huatusco
Cupping Notes: Baking spice, dried fruit, brown sugar
Country: Mexico
Producer: Community Blend
Cupping Score: 86.25
Altitude: 1100-1400 MASL
Process: Washed
Varietals: Colombia, Costa Rica, Marsellesa, Oro Azteca, Sarchimor
Drying: Mechanical Dryers
About this Coffee:
The hills around Huatusco are home to hundreds of smallholder farmers who’ve been cultivating coffee for generations. Most tend between 1 and 4 hectares, often working steep, shaded plots inherited from parents and grandparents. Their farms sit between 1,100 and 1,400 meters, where the climate is stable and rainfall is generous—ideal for coffee and intercropped staples like plantains and beans. These producers bring an intimate knowledge of their land: how the rain moves, when the cherries ripen best, and how to nurture healthy plants without compromising the natural balance of the soil. Their work is grounded in relationships—family, neighbours, and now, in direct connection with the wet mill, where their harvests are transformed with precision and care.
Huatusco sits in central Veracruz, nestled between the lush slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It’s a place where fog rolls in over the hills most mornings and the air carries the scent of wet earth and citrus. While Veracruz has long been part of Mexico’s coffee history, Huatusco offers a distinct profile within the state, shaped by moderate elevations, volcanic soils, and a unique meeting of tropical and temperate influences. It’s a region where old traditions meet quiet innovation, and quality is on the rise thanks to new processing infrastructure and producer collaboration.
