Mexico La Laja Honey Tlaltetela, Veracruz Mexico: La Laja Honey, Tlaltetela, Veracruz

Great flavor as a dark roast, smooth as a medium

I ordered 3 lb of these beans. I have been experimenting with them and tried them in different degrees of light and dark, I also cold brewed some beans at medium-dark. I have to say that this isn't my favorite coffee so far. It doesn't taste bad by any means, but it also doesn't have a flavor that stands out and it seems like there is almost no aftertaste. I still have plenty of beans, and I will keep experimenting to try and bring more flavor out of them. I plan to find another bean with a strong aftertaste and make a blend of the two. As the other two reviews noted, the best way that I have found to roast these beans is very dark.

I roast it dark/oily and then some. Seems somewhat complex, hard to tie down, smooth, chocolatey, holds it's character till the last cup. A winner. Don't forget the folks at CBC making this all possible.

My first attempt at roasting was just barely a city roast and it tasted like a cup full of caramel. Either I'm a natural at this roasting thing, or this bean is just too good for mere mortals. Best cuppa jo I've ever had.

I use a Breville Barista Express and have really learned to love this coffee. However, I have found it almost impossible to get this coffee by itself to pressure. I now blend it with Brazilian Daterra CDC and it is fantastic. By itself it is good even at lower portafilter pressures but blending it with the Daterra has resulted in a smooth, butter chocolate flavor. I have tried blending it with Costa Rican La Magnolia and it comes out as a peanut butter and chocolate taste with a rather strong nutty after taste. I typically roast it to a good city roast and the accompanying coffees at a medium roast. I really like this coffee.

I've been looking for a bean with a nutty taste and feel like I got very close with this one. I love the flavor, nutty but melow. I did a lighter roast stopping around the the first crack.

It's a fantastic coffee. It's our second favorite out of all of the coffees we have tried, and we have tried a lot. It's smooth with a great flavor and one we plan on keeping on hand.

I love this coffee. My customers definitely love this coffee!! I’ll roast it right past the second crack for amazing chocolate and Nutty notes. Defiantly best as a medium-dark roast. Not good as a light-light medium roast. I’ll let it rest for 1 day before drinking. Definitely a great cup of coffee. I find it personally best brewed as a French press or even a coffee pot.

Very good lite roast or dark roast my customers love it

I generally like Indonesian coffee, and in particular coffee from Bali or Papua New Guinea. I ordered this because it was on sale and it will definitely remain in my lineup. I believe all the reviews referring to roasting, dark and oily are spot on. The coffee roast consistently, and presents a sufficient creams. It was very pleasant as an espresso and still holds it on in milk mesh drinks.

A crowd pleaser. Sweet with hints of coco

Great tasting bean!

This is our favorite everyday morning coffee. Makes a great cup in our drip, Moka pot French press or the aeropress.

Love this coffee. Bought a sample package just to try but, I am amazed. Roasted these beans to medium and man oh man is this coffee nicely sweet, chocolatey, and thicc with body.

This easily makes top 5 for me right now. It's so good at various roast levels. It delivers excellent body and a nice spiced character at a balanced medium, but in a lighter roast, sweet, honey notes are introduced to contrast that back-end spice. It's pretty great stuff.

A fantastic coffee! Roasted to a medium-dark. Since I am a citrus and sugarcane grower Im always on the hunt for a coffee that contains mild notes of orange and/or sugarcane. This coffee filled the need. Flavor profile on the website was on point.

This was a big time performer. Roasting between light and medium and giving it a full week to rest yielded such a pleasant cup. Will be buying more.

I purchased 10lbs of this La Laja Honey and have roasted at several different levels each brewing at variable grinds in the Chemex, French Press, Breville espresso, Mocha pot, and cold brew.. non of them are my favorite. It’s not a bad bean by any means, but I’m not in love with it. It contains excellent aroma, but didn’t contain the fruity/sweetness flavor that I was hoping to pull out of it; it just tasted like a regular bean from its local region.

Pleasantly surprised with this bean. Lightly roasted, Mostly through 1st Crack. Had a light chocolatey + nutty after taste, smooth drinking. With this price point it will go on my list of regulars.

Was searching for a new go-to bean. Prefer the honey processed varieties. Tried the Honduran, Dominican, and this Mexico bean. The price point of this bean kept it in the race, but was just a bit sharper and not as smooth as the other two. Still a great bean, and could have been my go-to pick if I hadn’t tried to compare it to the others. Great bean to roast…good profile. It’s a good bean!

This is the first honey processed coffee I've ever had, and so far quite please. To my surprise, and this is my favorite part, is in the first stages of the roast, while the beans are golden just before darkening, they smell must sweeter than any other bean I've roasted. Kind of like Honey Graham crackers. I'm a dark roast kind of guy, but I have to go with a blonde or slightly darker than blonde roast with this bean.

Tried a lot of varieties this is one of my all time favorites. Kinda strange though I get a grilled steak topped with butter type of flavor from it. This my go to coffee to accompany breakfast in the morning. Flavor is intense and finish lasts forever!!!

Very good taste at medium-dark, very smooth and flavorful.

I got this on special for I believe $4.25 for the pound, but even at regular price, it’s a great buy. It roasts up evenly to a light-medium roast in my Whirley-Pop. The chocolate taste comes through strong, and the sweet-orange notes are definitely there, but more subtle. It is extremely rich in flavor, and is a great representation of some of the great qualities of really decent Mexican coffee. I felt it stood up well to the stuff from Chiapas.

This is a great bean. Size is big enough for easy roasting, even in basic home toaster set ups. Great body, perfect acidity. One of my favorite beans.

I like the selection and the quality of the coffee and shipping was awesome. The coffee roasted great. My go to coffee bean supplier.

my goodness. you just can't get any better for the money. full city + and there you have it. heck, medium to medium+ will give you smiles..

Good price, fast shipping at a reasonable rate and excellent tasting coffee. A winning combination for sure!

My kind of coffee. Pleases my wife and myself. WOW!!!

Very good coffee for the price, best deal in a long time .

Drinking my first cup of this excellent coffee. Everything claimed about it and more. Easy to roast, loud pops at first crack, smooth and full flavored. Very happy with this purchase.

Very Good Coffee! Well received by my customers. Plus I like to say that I'm going home to roast some Mexican green (coffee).....

I have been roasting coffee for 20 years and am little picky about the coffee I purchase. So when I say a like it - it is very good. I roasted this Mexican to the start of the 2nd crack and was very pleased with the results. Very well smooth and creamy with a good overall flavor. A hint of chocolate adds a nice touch. I will try a darker roast as others have suggested.

Purchased a 5 lb. bag in July 2021, and liked it. So, I purchased again in April of 2022 of a 10 lb. bag. I just had the chance to open this bag. This 10 lb. bag was a total disappointment compare to the 5 lb. bag before. The beans looks over dried in the Sun, lots of actual crack lines on the beans. The color looks like already been through the drying cycle of the roast. At least 20% are completely unusable with bug hole, black molds and fractured. Not sure the rest are any good. Wondering if any one else bought the same batch and and roasted can tell me if it is worth the time to roast them?

I bought this for the obvious bargain but was very pleased with the fantastic flavor! My only regret is that I should have bought more.