Mexico El Cuarenteño Coffee, 5 lb Bag

Balanced, sweet and deeply rooted in place, this medium-roast washed coffee from El Cuarenteño in Nayarit, Mexico reflects the work of multiple producer societies committed to improving quality, stability and long-term sustainability.

Produced through Grupo Terruño Nayarita and sourced entirely from El Cuarenteño, this lot brings together coffees from the RIVIERA, BASILIO, PROCAFE and PROCAA societies. The result is a community-driven coffee shaped by shared infrastructure, careful processing and a growing focus on quality across the region.

In the cup, expect an approachable profile with notes of chocolate, warming spices and toasted nuts. The 5 lb bag is ideal for cafés, restaurants, offices and anyone brewing coffee frequently at home.

Producer: Grupo Terruño Nayarita, El Cuarenteño
Origin: El Cuarenteño, Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico
Varieties: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica, Sarchimor, Mundo Novo, Costa Rica, Oro Azteca
Process: Washed • Five-Week Rest
Tasting Notes: Chocolate • Warming Spices • Toasted Nuts
Roast Level: Medium
Package Size: 5 lb
Category: Traditional

Producer and Origin

This coffee comes from El Cuarenteño, a rural community in the foothills of the Sierra de San Juan, west of Tepic in Nayarit, Mexico. The community was initially settled in 1910 and formally established through agrarian reform in 1940, when residents were granted land to form their own ejido, a communal agricultural system that remains central to the community’s identity.

Today, El Cuarenteño has approximately 840 hectares of coffee in production at elevations ranging from 900 to 1,400 meters. The area’s volcanic soils, Pacific-facing landscape and shade-grown coffee production help shape the character of the cup.

This lot is part of the work of Grupo Terruño Nayarita, founded in 2015 and made up of approximately 600 members. The organization supports coffee communities throughout Nayarit through agronomy, quality programs and producer organization.

Producing Societies

This coffee is built from four producer groups within El Cuarenteño:

• RIVIERA: 39%
• BASILIO: 24%
• PROCAFE: 21%
• PROCAA: 16%

Together, these groups represent family-run and community-based organizations that have increasingly shifted their focus from volume to quality.

RIVIERA is a smaller society composed of 19 members from four families. By working with CAFESUMEX, the group has gained access to better pricing and stronger process controls.

BASILIO operates the Sandia Wet Mill and has worked for years to improve quality and consistency, helping members access more stable and profitable markets.

PROCAFE, the largest of the societies represented here, has gradually moved away from a traditional focus on quantity and toward producing higher-quality coffee with stronger long-term value.

PROCAA has become known for producing excellent coffees with relatively basic infrastructure, demonstrating the impact that careful harvesting, drying and processing can have on cup quality.

Processing

This lot is processed as a washed coffee and rested for five weeks before export.

Depending on the producing society, cherries are processed at local wet mills, including the Sandia Wet Mill, El Rustico and La Lima. The fruit is mechanically depulped, and the mucilage is removed before drying.

The coffee is typically patio-dried, with additional support available through the El Duende Wet Mill and El Duende Dry Mill when drying capacity is limited or lots require further stabilization. These facilities also handle hulling, density separation, optical sorting and final preparation for export.

This layered infrastructure brings coffees from multiple community groups together into a stable, traceable and quality-driven final lot.

Terroir

This shade-grown coffee is cultivated in volcanic soils at elevations ranging from 900 to 1,400 meters. The lot is composed of a diverse mix of varieties:

• Catuai: 30%
• Sarchimor: 25%
• Typica: 11%
• Bourbon: 10%
• Caturra: 10%
• Mundo Novo: 10%
• Costa Rica: 2%
• Oro Azteca: 2%

This diversity contributes to a broad, approachable cup rooted in the agricultural character of the region.

About Grupo Terruño Nayarita

Grupo Terruño Nayarita was founded to support coffee producers in Nayarit through improved organization, agronomic guidance and stronger quality systems. Based in Tepic, the group works across multiple communities and producer societies to connect smallholders with more stable and transparent markets.

By creating systems that reward quality and long-term relationships, GTNAY helps producers move beyond commodity pricing and work toward a more sustainable coffee future.

Recommended V60 Brew Guide

Dose: 20g
Water: 320g at 198°F
Ratio: 16:1
Total Brew Time: 3:00 to 3:30