Origin Story
You asked, we listened!
We recently hosted a cupping at the roastery of our Mexican coffee offering, which included a presentation by our mate Alan from our importing partner Raw Material, about the incredible work that they and the producers that they work with do out there.
Alan brought along a couple of extra coffees for us to add to the table, including this natural processed community lot from the Union San Pedro group of producers based in Oaxaca’s Sierra Sur.
It was universally loved by everyone who cupped it, so we had no choice but to bring some in and share it with the wider coffee loving community!
It’s rich and decadent, like hot chocolate, balanced by soft tropical fruits and florals that remind us of fresh papaya.
Both Tom and Bee had the great pleasure of visiting members of the Union San Pedro group of producers in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The association represents around 180 coffee growing families located around the town of San Pedro El Alto in Oaxaca’s Sierra Sur mountain range, and is coordinated by the formidable Salomon Garcia.
Salomon is originally from Xanica, one of the communities that contribute coffee to the community lot. He helped to establish the association back in the early 2000’s, and went on the found the cooperative owned UNTAO dry mill and exporting operation that supports and represents Union San Pedro, as well as other producer groups in the region today.
More recently he has returned his focus to the producers of San Pedro, with the aim of tackling some of the issues facing the producers today. This has included introducing nurseries and small experimental farms for each sub association, to experiment with different varieties and farming techniques, as well as implementing a programme of reforestation and diversification.
Coffee from this region is traditionally processed by way of the washed method, so this natural processed lot is representative of this drive to encourage experimentation within the group, and the great potential of the coffee from this region.
