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Mexico Paraiso, Driftaway Coffee
Driftaway Coffee, Brooklyn, NY

Mexico Paraiso

RoastMedium
Tastes like
Peach, toffee, allspice
Process
Washed
Size
Grind
$18.008 oz bag, $2.25/oz

Shipping $5.00

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About this coffee

A medium roast, washed coffee from Several smallholder producers in Chiapas, Mexico, grown at 1,350 to 1,800 m.

What Driftaway Coffee states about this coffee, and what is on record about it.

Roast
Medium
Process
Washed
Variety
Caturra, Typica, Bourbon, Marsellesa
Altitude
1,350 to 1,800 m
Grown by
Several smallholder producers
Good for
Filter
Score cited by the roaster
85

About Driftaway Coffee

Trade press
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Why this coffee

What will it taste like?

Mostly sugar, some fruit.

  • Sugar and spice67%
  • Fruit33%

The roaster’s notes: peach, toffee, allspice.

Acidity
Body
Sweetness
Balance
Clean

Profile estimated from the roaster’s tasting notes.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$2.25an ounce for the 8 oz bag, before shipping and tax.

We sell too few coffees like this one to compare it side by side.

Estimated from its listed traits and this roaster's other prices: $2.25 to $3.24 an ounce.

$2.25$3.24

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing+37%
  • Single origin+3%

The estimate comes from a statistical model, refit weekly on coffees listed by the roasters in our shop. A price comparison says nothing about how a coffee tastes.

The variety and the origin

About caturra

Genetic group
Bourbon-Typica group (Bourbon related)
Lineage
Natural mutation of the Bourbon variety
Breeder
Instituto Agronômico (IAC), Brazil
Stature
Dwarf/Compact
Bean size
Average
Yield potential
Medium
Quality at high altitude
Good
Coffee leaf rust
Low resistance/susceptible

Source: World Coffee Research, Caturra

About Driftaway Coffee

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite

Six independent Reddit threads give Driftaway a strongly favorable picture. Subscribers praised depth, quality, and long-term enjoyment across multiple coffees, with one contributor preferring the results for pourover over espresso.

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Threads cited (6)

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Meet the roaster on camera

9 videos

About the roasterBrand film

Startup Business Profile: "We Are Driftaway.coffee" (Extended Version)

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Cherrybook summary of the video

Driftaway Coffee is an online coffee subscription company founded by Anu Menon and Suyog Mody. The company focuses on sourcing coffee from various regions and roasting it in Red Hook, Brooklyn, with a commitment to shipping within a day of roasting.

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Across the coverage of Driftaway Coffee

Reviewers and vloggers highlight Driftaway Coffee as a Brooklyn-based subscription service focused on exploring single-origin coffees from diverse global regions. Outside coverage emphasizes their commitment to roasting freshness, often shipping orders within a day of roasting. Observers also note their rigorous quality control cupping practices and the unique logistical operations required to manage a high-volume subscription model.

Brooklyn based roastery operations · Next day shipping freshness model · Global single origin sourcing · Subscription focused logistics · Quality control cupping practices

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