Mexico El Aguacate
Reviews.
Plum. Black Tea. Brown Sugar. Walnut.
Ships within 1 week after roast date
100% specialty arabica coffee beans only
Onyx's coffee beans are at their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting
| Origin | Mexico |
| Variety | Typica |
| Processing | Washed |
| Preferred Extraction | Filter & Espresso |
| Roast Level | Expressive Light Agtro #129.2 |
| Production Roaster | Loring S70 Peregrine |
About this coffee:
Hailing from the great state of Oaxaca, this community lot highlights why we enjoy coffees grown under the deciduous forests through it's dynamic sweetness and tea-like structure. Each year we purchase a microlots throughout the state, this season we want to highlight the work being done there with a larger offering. Expect complex notes of raisin and plum, with a tannic finish reminiscent of black tea.
The Story:
This coffee is the result of the hard work of small-holder coffee growers in Oaxaca, sourced and built by our friends at Red Fox Coffee. While these community lots often lack end-to-end traceability to the producer level, they serve an important function in a few ways- they allow for the purchase of very small amounts of coffee at a stable rate, and at a premium. These community lots also function to highlight and elevate regions that are often unsung, Oaxaca being a great example. While regionals are often looked upon as lesser quality, this El Aguacate lot impressed us on the cupping table during our recent visit to Oaxaca. Grown at an average of 1800 meters, this coffee is both classic and refined- a profile which could be defined by the word balance.
Brewing Recipe :
| Espresso | |
| Brewing ratio | 1 : 2.2 |
| Ground coffee | 20g |
| Espresso output | 42g |
| Brew time | 25-35 seconds |
| Filter | |
| Brewing ratio | 1 : 17 |
| Ground coffee | 15g |
| Total water | 250ml |
| Water temperature | 93ºc |
| Brew time | 3 minutes |
In the cup.
How Mexico El Aguacate shows up — flavour profile, body, finish — graded on our internal cupping rubric.
Brew it
like this.
- Ratio
- 15g : 250g
- Time
- 3:00
- Temp
- 93°C
Bloom 30s. Four pours of 60g, 30s apart.
- Ratio
- 30g : 500g
- Time
- 4:00
- Temp
- 92°C
Plunge slow. Decant immediately to avoid over-extraction.
- Ratio
- 18g : 36g
- Time
- 28s
- Temp
- 93°C
Distribute, tamp level, pull. Adjust grind to hit time.