Mexico

While Mexico may not claim bragging rights of being in the same league with the premium grade coffee countries such as Hawaii, Jamaica and Indonesia, most of its coffee beans are primarily used as the main base for making coffee blends. This explains why coffee production still thrives despite the stiff competition in the global coffee industry. Mexican coffee is generally described as light bodies with a touch of nutty flavors and some slight overtones of chocolate. Thus, presenting a perfect complement for blending other strong Arabica and Robusta coffee beans. Among the popular variety of coffee in Mexico are the Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo and Maragogype.

It was reported that the first coffee planted in Mexico dates way back in the late 1700s. This gave top Mexican coffee companies such as Chiapas, Tapachula, Coatepec and Oaxaca Pluma great advantage with the valuable experience in the cultivation and manufacturing of coffee beans. Back in the early days, half of the coffee produced in Mexico are actually consumed by the natives and the United States is among their largest foreign client. Most of these productions actually came from the regions of Veracruz and also Chiapas that can account 70% of the entire country’s crop.

While most of the coffee in Mexico can be regarded as average at best, there are some varieties that can be considered of great quality such as the altura, which means ‘high grown coffee’. In the world of coffee industry, higher is always synonymous to better, so one ca safely assume that amid the seemingly substandard reputation, there are a few premium grade coffee beans from Mexico, too. Today, the government of Mexico is aiming towards sustainable development of the nation’s coffee industry, and considered to be the primary ingredient in safeguarding the interest of coffee producers and the regions with the most coffee plantations.

The great thing about coffees from Mexico is its high marketability since its significantly less expensive than other gourmet coffee. However, with a lot of coffee drinkers today pay more attention on the countries of origin of the coffee products in the market, Mexican coffee finds is difficult to fully veer away from not so great reputation. Little did these picky consumers know that a great number of American coffee manufacturers are actually using Mexican coffee in blend products available in the grocery shelves today. Since it’s geographically convenient for these manufacturers to procure the coffee beans from Mexico because of its close proximity, United States is the largest consumer of Mexican coffee

It’s undeniable that Mexico is more popular for its alcoholic beverages than its coffee industry. Quite interesting is the fact that there are a number of Mexicans who actually enjoy adding a jigger of tequila in their coffee or even chocolate, known to be the nectar of the Mayans. While typical coffee drinkers have yet to develop a taste for liqueur in their coffee, it is certainly something worth trying for the adventurous ones.

However, if you are up for some good old Mexican coffee recipe, the Mexi Mocha is among the one to highly recommended coffee preparation to try out. It’s quite simple actually and to will have enjoy a pot of gourmet coffee in a matter of minutes You just need to brew a medium shot of espresso, then add a dash of skim milk, a few drops of chocolate syrup, some whip cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon as garnish. This is definitely a perfect drink to serve for guests - specialty coffee served home style. There are more great coffee recipes that you can try and experiment if you are up for some caffeine binge. It certainly wouldn’t hurt to know that you will be enjoying gourmet coffee with less strain on the budget.