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Rio de Abejas — supplied coffee image 1
Rio de Abejas — supplied coffee image 2
Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rio de Abejas; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Rio de Abejas; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇲🇽Mexico · Sierra Sur, Oaxaca

Rio de Abejas

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsMexicoSierra Sur, OaxacaPluma HidalgoBourbonCaturraWashedLight roastArabicaSingle originCounter Culture CoffeeIndependent
🇲🇽MexicoWashedLight roast
Brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇲🇽Mexico
Region
Sierra Sur, Oaxaca
Town
San Vicente Yogondoy
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Smallholder producers of San Vicente Yogondoy
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Pluma Hidalgo, Bourbon, Caturra
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
raisin, chocolate, silky
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • individual producers and farmsCounter Culture identifies a small producer group in San Vicente Yogondoy but does not name each contributor or farm.
  • point elevationOnly the community-lot range of 1,600–2,000 m is published.
  • fermentation and dryingWashed processing is confirmed, but release-specific fermentation duration and drying protocol are not disclosed.
  • grade and roast dateFormal grade and bag-specific roast date are not published.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Rio de Abejas
  2. 02
    The brand
    Counter Culture Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Counter Culture Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Pluma Hidalgo, Bourbon, Caturra
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Smallholder producers of San Vicente Yogondoy
  7. 07
    The region
    Sierra Sur, Oaxaca
  8. 08
    The country
    🇲🇽Mexico
From the producer

A small group of producers in San Vicente Yogondoy, many from Zapotec families and some also keeping beehives. Counter Culture works in Oaxaca with importing partner Red Fox Coffee Merchants.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a specialty roaster known for its commitment to transparency, direct trade, and sustainable sourcing practices.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A community lot from Oaxaca's Sierra Sur that joins washed Pluma Hidalgo, Bourbon, and Caturra selections across a documented 1,600–2,000 m range.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Corroborated retail pricing

Added the independently cataloged $27/12 oz historical retail price.

02
Reverified the 2026 release

Preserved the San Vicente Yogondoy community identity, three-variety mix, 1,600–2,000 m range, January–March 2026 harvest, and late-July availability cutoff.

03
Separated public evidence

Documented four exact independent catalogs but added no sentiment score; zero-rating and evidence-index pages are not cup reviews, and older Rio de Abejas releases were excluded.

What was added?

Historical $27/12 oz retail pricing, four exact independent catalog references, availability timing, and refreshed editorial sections.

What wasn't added?

No single farm, individual producer, point elevation, fermentation duration, drying protocol, formal grade, roast date, public sentiment score, or owner tasting score was inferred.

Why it matters

The page now anchors the profile to the exact 2026 community lot without merging earlier Rio de Abejas releases.

What you might taste

Counter Culture lists raisin, chocolate, and a silky body; these are roaster-provided descriptors.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/rio-de-abejas
  • · https://www.coffeelist.co/b/counter-culture-coffee/rio-de-abejas
  • · https://beanhoard.com/roaster/counter-culture-coffee/rio-de-abejas
  • · https://www.coffeedb.pro/coffees/597c5c84-cd3e-412b-bbd1-e6649519dcfa
  • · https://cherrybookcoffee.com/coffee/counter-culture-rio-de-abejas
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-26) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farmer: Smallholder producers of San Vicente Yogondoy →
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