Organic Cloudbreak Coffee, 5lb whole bean

Quality Manager Alejandra Gurgua Ruiz oversees the sensory and physical analysis of the coffee grown by the farmers of her co-op, Comon Yaj Noptic, in Chiapas, Mexico. That means she roasts samples straight from the farms, tasting and scoring the brewed coffee and communicating feedback to the farmers in order to uphold the co-op’s quality standards. She’s also President of the co-op women’s group, which has bucked tradition by creating its own coffee brand, roasted and sold by the women to the local market, called Cafe Metik, the “fruit of great women.” Alejandra has been supported by the co-op and by Equal Exchange to pursue rigorous training in the global standard for coffee cuppers, the Q Arabica program, and she hopes to someday pass the required 22 exams to complete her certification. Alejandra's dedication to coffee quality is evident in this light roast seasonal brew.