This coffee is sourced from the Guadalupe Miramar community in Santa Maria Yucuhiti, Oaxaca, Mexico, at an altitude of 1450-1800 meters. It consists of Bourbon and Typica varieties processed using the washed method. The coffee features a flavor profile characterized by notes of caramel, mandarin orange, and almond. The cup offers a bright acidity reminiscent of mandarin orange, followed by flavors of brown sugar and amber honey.
Gotham Coffee Roasters was founded in Brooklyn in 2013 by Chris Calkins, a coffee professional whose career traces back to a mentorship with Alfred Peet, the Dutch American roaster widely regarded as the father of the specialty coffee movement. Calkins went on to cofound Spinelli Coffee in San Francisco, work with La Marzocco, and build an award winning wine label before returning to coffee with Gotham. The roastery sources through direct relationships with farmers, bringing Calkins' decades of sensory expertise to every roast. Gotham is a roaster with an unusually deep lineage, connecting today's specialty coffee directly to the origins of the craft in the United States.
