Mexico | Ricardo Romero Roque
ilse coffeeAbout This Coffee
This coffee is from producer Ricardo Romero Roque on a 2-hectare farm in San Francisco Ozolotepec, Sierra Sur, Oaxaca. It is a blend of Typica and Bourbon grown at 1800 MASL and processed as a washed coffee (cherries rested, depulped, dry fermented 48–72 hours, then washed and dried on Petate mats). Tasting notes include strawberry, almond, milk chocolate, and bright orange acidity with a round mouthfeel.
Origin
Sierra Sur (Mexico)
Flavor Notes
Strawberry, Almond, Orange, Milk Chocolate
Roast Level
—
Processing
Washed
Typology
ArabicaTypica, Bourbón
IC
ilse coffee
Rebecca Grossman and Lucas Smith founded Ilse in 2019, starting with a thousand dollars and a rented roaster in Stamford before building out their own facility in a converted mechanic's garage in North Canaan. The approach is quality-driven: light roasts, single-producer microlots, and a commitment to buying entire harvests from the same farms year after year, some relationships now stretch back to the beginning. Pricing is transparent; each bag lists what the producer was paid, the FOB price, and Ilse's cost. Sourcing focuses on Central and South America and East Africa, with Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and Ethiopia appearing regularly.
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