Saw this and had to get it - Mexican coffee is rare to find in a supermarket (I think it was Sainsburys), and a new supplier is always interesting to check out - and Raw Bean turns out to be fairly local to me, as it's in Winchester, just a short drive up the road from my home town of Southampton. One of their Mexican roasts is listed as among the best single estate coffees in a report by The Independent.
Mexican coffee doesn't as a whole have a great reputation, but some locations are known to produce drinkable coffee, and some farms within those locations can add a little character, so independent coffee roasters on the look out for something a little different to offer, may have a Mexican or two on their list, such as Coffee Compass who also sell beans from Finca Aurora (which means something like Eagle Farm).
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The coffee is not complex, so is easy to make and quite forgiving. It is an easy going, mellow, everyday coffee. The roasters advise adding milk, and I can see why, as it is a soft, sweet, creamy coffee, but I don't find the milk is necessary, as the coffee stands well by itself, with no bitterness, just a lingering rustic roast. There's some pleasing caramel, though little fruit - just a hint of tangerine and raspberry. This is not an exciting wow coffee, nor something deep and serious to study, this is a good, tasty, drinking coffee, that you can offer to friends as something a little bit different as it comes from Mexico.
Score: 6
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