One of Mexico's three main coffee states, home to Pluma Hidalgo and its prestigious Pluma coffee.
Oaxaca is one of Mexico's three main coffee states and includes Pluma Hidalgo. One guide gives its altitude as 900-1,650 m and describes cups with caramel, lime and nuts and light acidity. A 2025 outlook built on USDA data gives Oaxaca about 8.4% of national output and one of the lowest yields per hectare.
Field notes
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Pluma gourmet coffee from Pluma Hidalgo is described as one of the most prestigious Mexican coffees.
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Pluma, Oaxaca's coffee denomination, was declared in 2020, and the 2022 standard NOM-255-SE-2022 followed, with about 28,000 small producers able to sell under it.
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The top natural and honey lot of the 2024 Mexico Cup of Excellence came from Oaxaca, a Geisha natural from Las Nieves that scored 91.13.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityLessDescribed as light in acidity.
Within Oaxaca
Sources · 7 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in Mexico · Wikipedia
- Pluma Hidalgo · Wikipedia
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- Consolidan la aplicación de la Denominación de Origen del Café Pluma de Oaxaca · La Razón
- Cup of Excellence Mexico 2024 results · Alliance for Coffee Excellence
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