Barrington Coffee Roasters Mexican Chiapas Grower’s Cooperative
I like drinking coffee. I enjoy the ritual of grinding the beans, boiling water, and filling the french press in the morning. Sitting at work with a cup of coffee on my desk, filling the office with its aroma, makes everything feel just a bit less stressful, deadlines less imminent. All in all, I love the role that coffee plays in my day.
And so my recent excursion into drinking tea in the morning has proven to be somewhat less than satisfying. I like tea, but it doesn’t give me the same level of enjoyment and satisfaction that coffee does. I feel more prepared for my day after having a cup of coffee in the morning, more full of life. After I drink tea in the morning, I may feel more calmly aware that my day is beginning. It’s a nice feeling, but not really what I’m looking for. Plus, I miss the smell of coffee when it’s not there in the morning. I may just not be an overall calm enough person.
It’s coffees like this one from Barrington Coffee Roasters that keep me coming back to the bean. Here is a coffee that is alive and full of flavor, while being graceful and lithe in the cup. It straddles the border between teas and coffees, in that it packs all of the flavor, body, and (let’s face it) caffeine of coffee, with the delicate flavors and subtle nuances that are the hallmark of great teas.
This specific coffee is from the Sierra Madre region of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It’s produced by the UDEPOM coffee cooperative, short for Union de Ejidos Profesor Otilio Montano. The cooperative consists of roughly 850 family-owned farms that range from 1 to 10 acres in size. The farms are situated in the mountains, with all of the beans grown between elevations of 4800-5400 feet. The varieties include Typica and Bourbon, and are washed before being sun-dried.
The beans are a light-to-medium roast. The nose has notes of orange rinds, cinnamon, cardamom, and milk chocolate, overall very enticing. The palate is lightly textured and supple with enough mellow acidity to brighten the flavors without distracting from them. The flavors are sweet , citrusy, and herbal. On the finish, a layer of acidity gently gives way to lingering flavors of vanilla and creme anglaise, much richer than the nose or palate might lead you to expect.
A very nice coffee, well-balanced in flavors, body, and acidity. I think Barrington once again hit the nail on the head with the roast for these beans. While I still tend to be a bigger fan of rich, ripe African coffees, the subtlety and delicacy of Latin American coffees is really beginning to grow on me.
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But you don’t tell me where to buy it.
I am in Florida.
Good point, I left that rather crucial detail out. You can find the coffee here, on their website.
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