Mexico Eloxochitlan

“Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón the town and its producer association go by the same name, known locally as ‘Elox’. The region north of Oaxaca city is very remote, hard to access and marked by its steep and dramatic topography. The Mazateca region is reknown for it’s more mystic elements as well as coffee farming, with a strong culture of shamanism and psychoactive mushroom use that saw it become an unlikely centre for alternative tourism in the 1960’s and 70’s. Even by Oaxaca’s low standards production yields are tiny here in part due to the cool temperatures. Coffee is generally grown at 1500 metres and above in the Mazateca and at this latitude, these altitudes experience very low temperatures making frost damage a real issue for producers. This climate and these altitudes also contribute positively to the cup profile and in general, coffees from the Mazateca are among the most complex and highest quality in all of Mexico.”