Mexico Jesus Santos
Mexico Jesus Santos
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Ships directly from Mirra Coffee, roasted to order every Wednesday and shipped Thursday (order by Tuesday night NYC time for that week’s roast). US delivery is typically 2–6 business days. Orders with coffees from more than one roaster arrive as separate boxes. Shipping & freshness →
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
Read more in the glossary → - Specialty Light/Ultralight
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
Read more in the glossary → - Floral, Chocolate/Nutty
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
Whether a coffee is a single origin (from one farm, region, or country) or a blend (multiple origins combined).
Read more in the glossary → - Single Origin
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
Read more in the glossary → - Floral, Nuts
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
Read more in the glossary → - Caffeinated
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
Read more in the glossary → - Mexico
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
Read more in the glossary → - Washed
Cost per 250mL serving - $1.62
We are certainly glad to present this lovely washed Mexican coffee, our first of the season, from producer Jesus Santos, from the San Pedro el Alto community in Oaxaca. We find everything that we could hope for in the best of Mexican coffee, namely a very sweet and more mild profile, with some deep yet easy-drinking complexity. We love the sweet, green agave nectar that we taste throughout when sipping on this one, as well as its apple blossom florality, and rich, buttery hazelnut body.
Jesus’ plot is located at 1.500 masl on the outskirts of the San Pedro el Alto community in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains, where he grows caturra and mundo novo with the help of his wife and family.
Caturra is a natural mutation of the bourbon variety, and was first discovered in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil between 1915 and 1918. It is common throughout South and Central America, and is known for its flavor quality at altitude.
Mundo novo is a naturally occurring hybrid between typica and bourbon, which originates from the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. The seeds from this hybrid were initially planted in the municipality of Novo Mundo, which is where its name comes from. It was first identified in 1943, and further selections for quality and viability were completed by 1952. Today, it is still primarily grown in Brazil, with some presence in Peru as well, and very little representation in Central America. Mundo novo is characterized by high potential for cup quality, tall stature, and high productivity. It is, however, relatively susceptible to pests and diseases.
All coffee is sold whole-bean to reduce oxidation, and increase the longevity of volatile organic compounds.
