About This Coffee

The Mexican Jaguar Siltepec coffee beans come from the Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas region. The coffee is grown at an altitude of 1600–1850 masl and has variertals of Catuai and Caturra, which have both originated in Brazil. Mexico NKG Bloom Jaguar Siltepec is grown using sustainable practices, and is processed using handcrafted methods of local smallholders, such as hand depulping and wooden tank fermentation. Finally, they are washed and sundried on patios.

Tasting Notes

Stone fruit, grapefruit, vanilla and caramel with a bright acidity.

Growing Coffee in Mexico

Mexico Jaguar Siltepec comes from a small group of producers in Siltepec as well as the Frontera regions of Chiapas. This area is part of the Sierra Madre, bordering the biosphere El Trifuno — a tropical forest that accounts for 30 percent of the flora of Chiapas, and is home to a vast number of endemic species.

Cloud forest, high altitudes, rich soil and shade canopy produce coalesce in ideal coffee growing conditions — the same microclimate shared by the noted Huehuetenano region on just the other side of this mountain range.

The jaguar is the third largest feline in the world and one of the most emblematic species in Mexico, holding spiritual significance for indigenous Maya and Mexica. Producers in this region claim many sightings with the coffee plantations, the manifestation of a link between the producers, the land and their culture.