Mexico Chiapas Kulaktik
TASTES OF:
DARK CHOCOLATE • MAPLE SYRUP • ORANGE SPICE
Sweet and full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and a great finish. The structure on this coffee is beautiful, producing satisfying sensations throughout the cup, loads of sweetness with a slight citrus brightness to bring out distinct notes in the cup.
COUNTRY: Mexico
REGION: Tenejapa, Central Highlands, Chiapas COOPERATIVE: Kulaktik
FARM: More than 150 members
VARIETIES: Typica, Bourbon, Caturra PROCESSING: Washed
ALTITUDE: 1100-1550m
DESCRIPTION:
Over 150 members of smallholder coffee growers in the Central Highlands of Chiapas each grow, harvest and process their own coffee to be delivered to the cooperative for grading and export. Every producer grows their coffee with biodynamic practices, and the cooperative holds a USDA Organic certification. Most members are of the indigenous Mayan Tzeltal culture and speak the native Tzeltal language. The Tzeltal word “Kulaktik” means “vine.”
