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A Virtual Tasting with the 21st de Septiembre Cooperative

8-21-09

A group of coffee producers in Oaxaca City, Mexico, in the midst of a coffee tasting. Photo by Clemente Santiago. Earlier this week, our Sustainability & Producer Relations Manager Kim Elena Bullock had the unusual opportunity to speak, via Skype video, to a group of budding coffee cuppers in Oaxaca City, Mexico. Gathered around a conference table at the offices of Sustainable Harvest—one of our importer partners—were representatives of the 21st de Septiembre cooperative, the Union of Oaxacan Organic Coffee Producers and Processors (UNOPCAFE) dry mill, and another Oaxacan cooperative named Un Sueño de Tantos. The farmers travelled to Oaxaca City from around the region to participate in a cupping training, and Kim Elena spoke with the group about what cupping means to us at Counter Culture.

Read the full account in our COFFEE ORIGINS section.

Thanks,
Nathan

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Finca El Puente
Catuai
Counter Culture Direct Trade Certified
Finca El Puente is a special coffee and truly close to our hearts. We discovered it on our very first trip to Honduras, fell in love with it then, and have been head over heels ever since. Moisés Herrera and Marysabel Caballero – the couple who run the farm – have become like family, and this year they continued the tradition of refining an already-great coffee. This harvest of Finca El Puente brings lighter purple-lavender and plum notes, black cherry, sugar cane sweetness, and toasted nut in the finish. View map.

Regularly $15.75

$14.75 (per 12 oz bag)

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