Casa Libre
Curator’s note
The team behind Freelance Coffee Project built Casa Libre to pour only Mexican coffee, convinced that Southern California has overlooked a great coffee origin next door.
A hummingbird-shaped cookie, made for Casa Libre in the market's own bakery.
The coffee
Doña Duglas comes through Café Delas, a program that backs women coffee producers across Mexico, and Ki-Saya is grown organically by Indigenous producers.
- Mezcla Jaguar
- Medium
- Bourbon, Caturra, Typica
- Washed, hand-picked, fermented
Chocolate · Piloncillo · Red Fruit
- Doña Duglas
- Medium
- Bourbon, Caturra
- Traditional washed
- Duglas Molina, El Cielo
Chocolate · Red Plum · Honeydew
- Sierra Madre
- Medium
- Bourbon, Caturra, Typica
- Washed, hand-picked, fermented
Milk Chocolate · Baked Apple · Cinnamon
- Ki-Saya
- Medium
- Caturra, Costa Rica, Typica
- Washed, hand-picked, fermented
Caramel · Pear · Yellow Plum
- Huatusco
- Medium
- Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo
- Washed, mountain-dried
Blueberry · Mexican Hot Chocolate · Grape
- Espresso
The room
Casa Libre is a freestanding casita on the market floor, a few steps from the produce, with two tall glazed arches framed in burgundy and the glass door set in the front one. CASA LIBRE arcs over the entrance with a gold jaguar between the words, and MI CASA ES TU CASA runs along the side wall above a timber bench.
The vibe
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People
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