Panelita

Roast Level: Medium-Dark

Tasting Notes: butterscotch, dark chocolate, brown spice

Origin: Chiapas, Mexico

Producer: Smallholder growers of the Chiapas highlands · USDA Organic

Recommended Brewing Method: Espresso

Chiapas sits at Mexico's southern edge against the Guatemalan border and, with Oaxaca, accounts for most of what the world's eighth-largest coffee producer grows. Up in the highlands it is almost entirely smallholder work — families, many descended from the region's indigenous communities, planting, picking, and processing by hand. Panelita takes its name from panela, unrefined cane sugar, and drinks like it: butterscotch and dark chocolate with a warm spice edge. Certified organic. Four to six days off roast.

Roasted to order. BlendIn roasts and ships this coffee on their own schedule — every Thursday, with orders placed after Wednesday going out the following week. It reaches you fresh off the roaster rather than off a shelf.

We carefully source all our coffee from trusted specialty roasters who prioritize quality. Available as whole beans, we recommend grinding them fresh just before brewing for the best flavor.