Variety encyclopedia
Pluma Hidalgo
Pluma Hidalgo is a traditional Oaxacan Arabica closely tied to Typica and to the protected Café Pluma origin. For the Hermanos Luna lot, Partners Coffee identifies it as the sole variety and describes the brothers' plantings as locally adapted, shade-grown coffee on steep Sierra Sur farms.
Where did it come from?
Pluma Hidalgo, often shortened to Pluma, is a traditional Oaxacan Arabica associated with the Pluma coffee region. Mexico's federal declaration and official standard for Café Pluma identify Typica as the original variety and explicitly recognize Pluma Hidalgo among the protected region's varietals.
What does it tend to taste like?
Lot-specific, not a fixed varietal promise; Partners Coffee describes Hermanos Luna with milk chocolate, orange, caramel, baking spice, dark honey, red apple and white grape.
Plant characteristics
Partners Coffee describes Pluma in San Vicente Yogondoy as well adapted to the local soil and climate; the lot's trees were largely replanted within the previous five years.
Why producers grow it
It is a traditional local variety adapted to Oaxaca's soil and climate and central to the region's coffee identity.
Sources & further reading
- · https://www.partnerscoffee.com/products/mexico-hermanos-luna
- · https://www.partnerscoffee.com/blogs/education/mexico-hermanos-luna-2024
- · https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle_popup.php?codigo=5585437
- · https://dof.gob.mx/normasOficiales/9284/seeco/seeco.html
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