Mexico Finca El Mangal BULK (Coffee Cycle Roasting)

Mexico Finca El Mangal

Roaster: Coffee Cycle Roasting Co. (Exclusive Roast)
Processing: Washed
Variety: Pluma
Region: Oaxaca
Producer: Pablo Ramirez
Tasting notes: Toffee, Milk Chocolate, Plum

From Red Fox Importers:

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Pablo Ramirez is the owner of El Mangal farm (named for the mango trees that proliferate in the area). The farm was founded by his father Alberto Ramirez, who bought the land in 1996. Pablo helped his father on the farm, then traveled abroad in search of better career opportunities. Pablo returned home in 2012 and has fully managed the farm since 2023. Currently, Pablo, his father, and his 5 dogs live on the farm. Apart from growing coffee, he also grows organic honey. To get to his farm we have to fly to Oaxaca, travel for 4 hours by road to San Agustin Loxicha, then walk another hour along trails. He transports all his coffee via mule or on foot. Pablo has his own washing station at his house, where he ferments the coffee in wood tanks for 24 hours, then dries it for 4 to 5 days on patios. El Mangal usually keeps a distance of 2 meters between rows and 1.5 meters between seedlings. Between each row, Pablo places a plant that serves to separate the rows and keep the coffee trees apart. Pablo uses native trees such as ice cream bean trees and avocado to shade their coffee trees. These trees provide not only shade, but also various benefits such as food, ornamentation, medicine, construction materials, and water retention. Pablo speaks English and Spanish."