Kaldi's Coffee

When it comes to finding great Latin American coffees, Mexico typically loses out to its southern neighbors. In fact, this is only the second Mexican coffee we’ve featured in over two years. But when Amanda, one of our expert panelists, exclaimed “this is the best Mexican coffee I’ve ever tasted!,” we were sold, and we knew you had to try it. Most quality Mexican coffees come from Oaxaca or Chiapas, making these beans from the town of Coatepec a rare find. Even rarer still, this coffee was processed at a mill where farmers bring freshly-picked coffee cherries—not the norm in Mexico where beans are often processed by the individual farmer with mixed results—so the mill had more control over quality. That approach clearly paid off in this sweet, chocolatey brew.