Mexico Sierra Norte: A Dark Roast

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Santo Domingo, Cacalotepec in Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a community coffee produced by 13 small-scale producers in the remote Sierra Norte region where Zapotec is spoken. The coffee is sourced in partnership with Red Beetle Coffee Lab. Grown at altitudes between 1200-1600 meters, it features Bourbon, Typica, and Mundo Novo varieties processed using the washed method. The dark roast offers a toasty aroma with flavor notes of dark chocolate and toasty graham crackers, low acidity, and a full-bodied finish.

Origin

Oaxaca (Mexico)

Flavor Notes

Dark Chocolate, Graham Cracker

Roast Level

Dark

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Bourbón, Typica, Mundo Novo

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Vigilante Coffee

Vigilante Coffee started in 2012 on Chris Vigilante's back porch in Washington, DC, with a used three kilogram Diedrich roaster. From that modest beginning, the company grew into a roasting operation now built around a 12 kilogram Loring, with head roaster Franklin Ventura shaping the roast profiles since 2014. Sourcing is personal: Vigilante visits each coffee producer directly, building multiyear relationships and participating in auctions at origin. The company works with Certified B Corp importers and pursues zero waste across its operations, using compostable bags and recyclable packaging. Vigilante earned the Slow Food DC Snail of Approval, a designation that reflects its commitment to quality, transparency, and responsible production.

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