Mexico - Finca Irlanda, Organic | Washed

Producer and Region

This coffee comes from Finca Irlanda, a farm in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, close to the Guatemalan border. It's the region where the story of Blommers began. In June 2009, Robert Blommers visited the farm through family ties in Mexico and was inspired by the biodynamic coffee grown there. That visit was a key reason for starting Blommers Coffee Roasters together with his brother Berend in 2013. Soil, biodiversity and nature have stayed central to how we think about coffee ever since.

Finca Irlanda was founded in 1928 by Rodolfo Peters, a German immigrant who had settled in Mexico after the First World War. His son Walter Peters continued the work: in 1967, the first certified shipment left for Germany, and Finca Irlanda became the first coffee farm in the world to receive Demeter certification. Walter's son Bernd Peters ran the farm next, and today Bernd's son Alex Peters runs it, the fourth generation of the Peters family. Alex is also a good friend of Robert and his wife, Jimena.

Through their own foundation, Peters IAP, the family supports medical and educational programmes for the people who live and work on and around the farm.

Flavour

Expect a sweet, balanced cup with a clear sense of origin. The profile is expressive yet elegant: a pronounced chocolate-like sweetness, soft notes of red apple, and a rounded body. A coffee with plenty of character, without losing the clarity we look for in a good cup.