This coffee is sourced from Santa Cruz de Ozolotepec, a remote municipality in the Sierra Sur region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Produced by Zapotec smallholders in partnership with Red Beetle Coffee Lab, this coffee is grown at an elevation of 1550 meters. It is a washed process coffee that reflects the unique terroir of the Ozolotepeques region.
Metric Coffee emerged in 2013 from a partnership between Darko Arandjelovic, formerly of Caffe Streets, and Xavier Alexander, an Intelligentsia roaster since 2009. Operating from the West Fulton neighborhood of Chicago, Metric roasts on a meticulously restored 1961 Probat drum roaster, maintaining equipment that speaks to the roastery's appreciation for craft and precision. The company's recent expansion with Milli by Metric in a century old Avondale building reflects Metric's growth while staying true to its focus on quality, consistency, and ecological mindfulness in every roasted batch.
