Ethical Trade, fresh roasted, whole bean coffee in Thunder Bay since 2013. We roast in small batches that are carefully tended to achieve the highest quality coffee.

Region: Sierra Madre, Chiapas

Farm: Various smallholder members of CESMACH

Variety: Bourbon, Typica, Mundo Novo

Altitude: 1200–1750 masl

Process: Washed

Tasting Notes: mellow and citric with cocoa and praline flavours

Best brewed as: espresso, pour over, drip

The farms of both CESMACH and the FTV are located in the buffer zone of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, which is in the highlands of the Sierra Madre. It is one of the most diverse forest reserve areas in the world and contains Mesoamerica’s largest cloud forest, as well as a protected natural environment for thousands of plant and animal species. All of the coffee produced here is shade-grown.