Veracruz Olmec

Dark, nutty, balanced

Huatusco Region

Veracruz is Mexico’s oldest and most technologically advance coffee growing state.  It spans Mexico’s Gulf coast and produces about a quarter of the country’s coffee. Like Oaxaca on the Pacific coast, Veracruz’s topography climbs steeply from the coastal plains into an elevated mountainous terrain that provides ideal growing conditions, between 1,100–1600m.  The nutrient-rich, dark volcanic soils of this region influence the region’s coffee.  Veracruz coffees are characterized as distinctly smooth and full-bodied with balanced acidity and hints of nut and chocolate.  From Veracruz Tlalli has selected beans from the cloud forested Huasteca region (Coatepec, altitude 1,200m), considered by many as producing the best coffee in Veracruz.  We find these beans have a strong chocolate base and notes of citric, berries, and caramel.