Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Mexico Finca Chelín Honey Geisha 7oz, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Mexico Finca Chelín Honey Geisha 7oz; not a documentary photograph

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🇲🇽Mexico · Sierra Sur, Oaxaca

Mexico Finca Chelín Honey Geisha 7oz

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsMexico Sierra Sur, Oaxaca Gesha Honey Blackberry Arabica Single origin Finca Chelín Enrique López Intelligentsia Coffee Owned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)

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Brand

Intelligentsia Coffee

Who owns the brand

A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)

Roaster website

Visit website

Country

🇲🇽Mexico

Region

Sierra Sur, Oaxaca

Town

Candelaria Loxicha

Farm / Station

Finca Chelín

Farmer / Producer

Enrique López

Species

Arabica

Type

Single origin

Grade

Not specified

Variety

Gesha

Process

Roast

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Tasting notes

blackberry, tamarind, red currant

Fermentation

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Drying

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Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

exact-lot altitudeIntelligentsia gives Finca Chelín’s 1,800-meter maximum, not this lot’s elevation.
crop year and lot datesThe farm’s February–April peak harvest is documented, but the exact release year and lot-specific harvest dates are not.
fermentation and dryingThe honey-process designation is verified, but lot-specific fermentation and drying details are not published; protocols for other Chelín Geisha lots were not transferred.
roast levelNo conventional roast label was verified for the exact release.
standardized gradeNo standardized green-coffee grade was verified.
roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available for the sold-out release.

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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.

01
The name on the bag
Mexico Finca Chelín Honey Geisha 7oz
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Documented
03
The roaster
Intelligentsia Coffee
Documented
04
The variety
Gesha
Documented
05
The farm
Finca Chelín
Documented
06
The farmer
Enrique López
Documented
07
The region
Sierra Sur, Oaxaca
Documented
08
The country
🇲🇽Mexico
Documented

From the producer

Enrique López Aguilar restored Finca Chelín after nearly a decade of disuse and experiments extensively with fermentation, washing and drying.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia has maintained a Direct Trade partnership with Finca Chelín since 2012, focusing on pushing the boundaries of flavor and quality in Mexican coffee production.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee is produced by Enrique López at Finca Chelín, a farm recognized for its commitment to high-quality experimental processing and the cultivation of premium varieties in the Sierra Sur region of Oaxaca.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Matched the exact release

Intelligentsia’s live archived page verifies the 7 oz Special Selection, $18 price, honey-process Geisha identity, and sold-out status.

Connected documented place

Linked the existing Sierra Sur, Oaxaca region because Intelligentsia places Finca Chelín in Candelaria Loxicha, Sierra Sur.

Verified producer context

Intelligentsia identifies Enrique López Aguilar as the grower, records a Direct Trade relationship since 2012, and lists Geisha among the farm’s cultivars.

Kept farm and lot facts separate

Recorded the farm’s February–April peak harvest as context, but did not assign its 1,800 m maximum or protocols from other Chelín lots to this exact release.

Rejected non-tasting scores

Excluded Cherrybook’s 64 evidence index and general Intelligentsia sentiment from exact-coffee public scoring.

What was added?

Verified price, package, sold-out status, existing Sierra Sur region link, full producer name, and farm-level peak-harvest context.

What wasn't added?

No exact altitude, crop year, fermentation duration, drying method, conventional roast level, standardized grade, public rating, or owner score was inferred.

Why it matters

The profile now connects the exact documented geography while keeping broader farm facts and different Chelín Geisha processing protocols separate from this release.

What you might taste

The exact catalog record preserves Intelligentsia’s blackberry, tamarind, and red-currant notes. These are roaster notes, not this site’s tasting observations.

Sources for these process claims

· https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/mexico-finca-chelin-honey-geisha
· https://www.intelligentsia.com/pages/mexico-origin
· https://cherrybookcoffee.com/coffee/intelligentsia-mexico-finca-chelin-honey-geisha

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 2026-10-28) 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

Cherrybook’s exact page is a catalog and explicitly labels its 64 as an evidence-of-quality index, not a cup score. Its Reddit material is roaster-level rather than exact-coffee discussion. No exact-release source qualifies for public sentiment.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Finca Chelín →Meet the farmer: Enrique López →

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WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLYDO TO THIS COFFEE?

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

What the internet is saying about this coffee

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