Candy Cloud - Mexico

About the Producer

Ñuu Davi or Ñuu Savi translates roughly to "People of the Rain".

Ñuu - a comprehensive term for a place or town.
Davi - the word for rain, sharing the same name of the Rain God (Tlaloc of the Aztecs and Chac of the Mayan).

Ñuu Davii is harvested by the only Mixtec indigenous people living in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca. This indigenous community resides specifically in the municipality of San Juan Coatzóspam, where 99% of the inhabitants speak the Mixtec language. The locality was founded between 1530 and 1550, when two families fled the high Mixtec region to escape Spanish conquest and settled in the Sierra Cuicateca.

Over time, one of the families reached Huautla de Jiménez, the territory of the Mazatecs, where they were rejected by the local population. Following this event, the family decided to move north and establish their own Mixtec community in the Sierra Mazateca.

It’s worth noting that the Sierra Mazateca region is a particularly remote area of Oaxaca that is not often visited, with an average drive of around 6 hours to the dry mill in Oaxaca City. Historically, producers within this region have small farms with low yields due to a lack of agronomic management; often an average of 100kg per producer. The region has typically dealt with intermediaries who continue to offer very low prices for the raw material. Since 2014, coffee crops have been heavily affected by pests and diseases like the coffee borer beetle and rust, and producers lack resources to combat these issues. 

However things began to change in 2021. Ensambles have been building a strong relationship with the Sierra Flores de Magón region by establishing a local supply chain in the area, setting up a warehouse and laboratory in Huautla de Jiménez (the main municipality) to connect producers with specialty coffee and bridge the gap with isolated communities. Led by Osiris Martínez, the team trains coffee growers in sustainable agricultural practices and analyses coffee samples to ensure fair prices based on bean quality. We have successfully connected Mixtec producers with national and international markets, highlighting their work and production.

Roast Profile: Light

Region: Sierra Flores de Magón

Variety: Typica & Bourbon

Process: Washed

Altitude: 1100 - 1900 MASL

Notes of: Blackberry, Pear Drops, Elderflower

*Our coffee is freshly roasted each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Orders are dispatched on Wednesday and Friday with Royal Mail Tracked 48. Please allow 2-3 business days for your order to arrive.