Sofía y Pancho - Filter Coffee from Mexico

Unfortunately, this coffee is sold out, but it is planned that it will return to us with the next harvest.

A rare coffee of the Pluma variety from the eponymous place Pluma Hidalgo in southwestern Mexico. Rosé-like notes meet a deep nutty base and are structured by a delicate acidity. A nano-story from a mountain nest in Mexico reaches your home and our fascination for coffee continues to be nurtured.

Roasted for: Filter coffee

Sofía y Pancho Coffee Info

Origin: Mexico, Oaxaca, Sierra Madre del Sur, Pluma Hidalgo

Producers: Manto Niebla, Sofía and Pancho Villareal

Varieties: Pluma

Post-harvest process: Natural

Brewing Recommendation Sofía y Pancho: Hario V60

Tell me more about Sofía and Pancho

In summer 2020, we stumbled upon their work through a doubly shared Instagram story. Sofía is a trained pediatrician, Pancho is an agronomist. In 2015, they bought a finca in the historic town of Pluma Hidalgo in southern Oaxaca. In 2020, just at the time of our internet acquaintance, they were able to harvest for the first time. We received samples, gave feedback, stayed in dialogue, and a year later came the second harvest – and we liked it so much that we bought two mini-lots. This year they made a natural for us, which they harvested, fermented, and dried with great care. With the help of our partners at Ensambles, Sofía and Pancho were able to bring their coffee to us.

Why does this coffee taste the way it does?

It tastes unusually usual. The flavor is familiar, and yet it's not - the Pluma variety brings a deep nutty, pronounced nougat characteristic. The coffee is unusual because at the same time, a delicate, slightly juicy acidity structures the coffee. Through fermentation in tanks without air, ripe grape notes were added, which remind us of a rosé wine in combination with the acidity. The combination of hazelnut notes and a delicate acidity is uncommon – often one comes without the other.

Why did we buy this coffee?

Because we like the unusual combination of flavors, because we're impressed by Sofía and Pancho's passion project, and because the coffees from Pluma Hidalgo have a fascinating history. Today, only 20 villages are allowed to call their coffee "Pluma de Hidalgo"; it is a protected variety that is now considered autochthonous.

How do we roast this coffee?

With 9 minutes total roasting time and a development time of 40 seconds - which is relatively short, but we increased the final temperature for this coffee by 2° to further emphasize the more chocolatey notes. We roast this coffee with steadily decreasing gas settings and let it really express itself for the first crack - when we open the roaster door, the coffee cracks and jumps into the sieve where it cools.

Shipping also available as Coffee Letter

All our coffees can be ordered in the form of a Coffee Letter. This reduces the postage for 250g of coffee from CHF 7 to CHF 2. It is treated like a regular letter and lands in your mailbox.

At checkout, you can choose between Coffee Letter, A-Post, and B-Post options.