ROASTED COFFEE BEANS

Chiapas Seasonal Selection

129,00 kr

Seasonal Selection - Available for a limited time.

This coffee comes from the lush mountains of Chiapas in southern Mexico, where the Edelmira cooperative works directly with smallholder producers across the Fraylesca and Los Altos regions. The farms are small, family-run and situated between 1,300 and 1,700 metres above sea level, where cool nights and a long harvest season allow the cherries to mature slowly.

"This is the kind of coffee we always look forward to. It's sweet, round and comforting, with notes of milk chocolate and caramel balanced by a gentle freshness that keeps the cup lively. It works beautifully as espresso but is equally rewarding as filter."

The Fraylesca region borders the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, one of Mexico’s most important areas of cloud forest and biodiversity. Coffee has long been part of this landscape, often grown on small farms using organic methods and under the shade of existing vegetation. For the producers that are part of Edelmira organic farming is an important part of maintaining productive farms within a particularly rich and sensitive ecosystem.

Although Mexico is often associated with softer, approachable coffees, the lots from Edelmira consistently stand apart. Careful farm management, selective picking and meticulous processing produce an unusually dense bean with remarkable sweetness, clarity and structure. With our roast profile, the coffee remains soft and balanced, offering layers of chocolate and caramel without becoming sharp or overly acidic.

Founded by Alfonso Gonzales and Maxime Pepinster, Edelmira has grown into a cooperative built around transparency, quality and long-term relationships. Every lot is fully traceable from the individual producer through processing and export, while producers receive premiums that reward quality and encourage continuous improvement. It is one of the most transparent sourcing partnerships we work with and a model for the kind of long-term coffee relationships we want to support.

Size:

250 g 500 g 1000 g

Grind:

Whole Bans Filter French Press

Variant

Coffee Details

Origin
Mexico

Region
Fraylesca & Los Altos, Chiapas, Mexico

Producer
Edelmira Coffee

Varieties
Bourbon, Caturra & Catimor

Processing
Washed

Crop Year
2026

Altitude
1300-1700m.a.s.l.

Roasting Details

Roast level
3 out of 6

Flavour Notes
Chocolate, Caramel, Sweet

Roaster
IMF

Batch Size
60 kg

End Temperature
211.0°C

Time
9.32 minutes

About Mexico

Mexico is one of the world’s top ten coffee-producing and exporting countries, with production concentrated in southern states such as Chiapas, Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca. Sector overviews note that around 95 to 96 per cent of Mexican coffee is Arabica, and that most farms are smallholdings of less than 3 hectares, often growing shade-grown coffee at medium to high altitudes in regions with volcanic soils and high rainfall. This combination of elevation, climate and farm structure supports a large number of cooperatives and community-based supply chains.

Chiapas is the country’s leading coffee region, accounting for roughly 40 per cent of national production and hosting one of the largest organic coffee areas in the world. Historical work on the region describes how coffee arrived in Chiapas in the nineteenth century, first through plantations in the Soconusco area near the Guatemalan border and later through waves of land reform that shifted production toward smallholder farmers and cooperatives in the highlands.

In today’s speciality market, Chiapas coffees are often associated with smooth, medium-bodied cups featuring chocolate, nut, and caramel notes, along with clean acidity, alongside brighter tropical fruit and citrus profiles at higher elevations. This profile aligns well with washed lots from networks like Edelmira.

About Bourbon, Caturra & Catimor

Bourbon, Caturra and Catimor are the main varieties in this coffee, although individual producers may grow other varieties depending on the farm, altitude and what has been planted there over the years.

Bourbon has a long history in Latin America and is still valued for the sweetness and balance it can bring to the cup. Caturra, a natural mutation of Bourbon, became popular because its smaller trees are easier to manage and can perform very well at higher elevations. Catimor came later and was introduced partly for its resistance to coffee leaf rust, which has had a major impact on coffee production across Mexico and Central America.

In Chiapas, it is common to find several varieties growing on the same small farm rather than one single cultivar planted across an entire estate. That means the final coffee often reflects a mix of varieties, along with the altitude, soil, shade and farming practices of each producer.

Chiapas Seasonal Selection

129,00 kr

Chiapas, Mexico

El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve

El Triunfo: Coffee at the Edge of the Cloud Forest

High in the Sierra Madre of Chiapas lies El Triunfo, a biosphere reserve protecting one of Mexico’s most important remaining areas of cloud forest. Coffee is also part of this landscape and is grown throughout the reserve’s surrounding buffer zone, where small farms sit among forests, steep mountain slopes and rural communities.

Coffee and forest are not the same thing, but the way coffee is grown can make a significant difference. Traditional farms that retain a diverse canopy of native trees can provide habitat for birds, insects and other wildlife, while protecting more of the structure of the original landscape. More intensive farms, with only a few species planted for shade, support considerably less biodiversity.

It makes El Triunfo an interesting example of how agriculture and conservation meet. Here, protecting biodiversity is not simply a question of whether coffee is organic or shade-grown, but of how much of the complexity of the surrounding forest is allowed to remain.