The front of a 16 ounce bag of Dean’s Bean’s Organic coffee labeled “Aztec Two Step”
The back of a 16 ounce bag of Dean’s Bean’s Organic coffee
A 5 pound bag of Dean’s Bean’s Organic coffee labeled “Aztec Two Step”
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Aztec Two-Step

Cupping Notes: Dark Chocolate. Graham Cracker. Nutty.

Roast Level: Medium-Dark Blend

$19.59
Description

[Roast Level] Medium-Dark Blend

[Region] Chiapas, Mexico

[Cooperative] Tzeltal-Tzotzil

[Partners Since] 2023

[Altitude] 660-1460m

[Varietal] Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Typica

[Processing Method] Fully Washed

We’ve collaborated with this community to design and implement the following initiatives:

  • Bokashi Compost and reforestation program
  • Combatting Coffee Rust
  • Prosthetics and job training to Death Train victims
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This Coffee's Story

Named with a wink to the legendary
folk-rock band of the same name, this blend dances between light and dark
Mexican roasts for a cup with balance, rhythm, and plenty of soul.

Back in the day, we even kept the band
fueled on tour, with bags of this blend riding along in the van, helping them
hit the high notes on the long highways.

Smooth yet spirited, Aztec Two Step is proof that when you mix light and dark just right, you get harmony in every cup, but without the caffeine buzz. Call it coffee with a backbeat.

This Coffee's History

2009
Death Train Project

Prosthetics, job training and repatriation of Death Train victims

2013-2019
Combatting Roya, Bokashi Compost and Organic Education (PROISCH)

We supported hands-on training to strengthen organic cultivation practices, including the production of high-potency liquid fertilizers using the bokashi method. Farmers learned how to create and apply this system using locally available materials, making it practical for small spaces and easy to maintain.

2015-2018
Soil Carbon Restoration (PROISCH)
2017
Hurricane Relief (PROISCH)

We provided emergency assistance to 23 families for immediate food needs and essential home repairs following Hurricane Max. Support focused on helping families stabilize quickly, with resources directed where they were most needed in the days after the storm.

2020
Pandemic Emergency Food Rations (Serranos de Motozintla)

We supported emergency food distribution in 2020 with the Serranos de Motozintla cooperative, reaching 79 coffee growers and 237 families during the pandemic. Resources were directed to meet immediate needs as households faced disruptions to income and daily life. 

2020
Sexto Sol Center (Serranos de Motozintla)

Funded reforestation and clean water efforts

2025 - ongoing
Updating Farming Equipment (Tzeltal-Tzotzil)

Buying equipment - depulpers, , solar driers and biodigesters - sealed system that uses anaerobic system for fertilizer production

Funded $10,000 

  1. 2009
    Death Train Project
  2. 2013-2019
    Combatting Roya, Bokashi Compost and Organic Education (PROISCH)
  3. 2015-2018
    Soil Carbon Restoration (PROISCH)
  4. 2017
    Hurricane Relief (PROISCH)
  5. 2020
    Pandemic Emergency Food Rations (Serranos de Motozintla)
  6. 2020
    Sexto Sol Center (Serranos de Motozintla)
  7. 2025 - ongoing
    Updating Farming Equipment (Tzeltal-Tzotzil)
  • 5 stars: 9 (82%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (9%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 1 (9%)
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Lily
Favorite!

Definitely my favorite from Dean's Bean's - smells AMAZING and is such a satisfying slightly nutty/chocolatey taste. Thank you!!!

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How does it taste?

I wouldn't know as I haven't my received my order.

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Jacqueline
Delightful!

This is one of the nicest coffee profiles I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. The aroma as soon as you open the bag is delightful. The flavor is reminiscent of a slightly spicy clove cake with the right amount of sweetness and acidity to balance and lingers just long enough to appreciate. The mouth feel is full bodied. Overall, very highly recommend this one.

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Cat
Have to Have It!!

I probably should try other aromas, but I’ve always been that type of person to stick with one product that I really love! You know, like ice cream? I use my French Press and I have a cream frother, which makes the best cup of coffee! No sweeteners. I have it autoshipped every 9 weeks for years!

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Erin
Best coffee ever

This is literally the best coffee I’ve ever had. I’ve been buying this blend for 3 years now and nothing compares. I’m always left feeling disappointed when I go to cafés for a latte because their coffee is just watery or tastes burnt. The Aztec two step is the perfect blend of impeccably roasted beans that gives a lovely rich and smooth flavor that I could drink all day long.

Thanks Erin! Glad to hear you love it.

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Cat
Excellent!!

I’ve been having this autoshipped for a couple of years now. Absolutely love it in my french press! The perfect blend.

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Dee
A life-altering experience

The question arises. Why only now, after drinking coffee for so many decades, do I have the pleasure of drinking a coffee as good as this? I love Ahab’s Revenge and many other of Dean’s Beans…for that matter, in the past, the coffees from many other roasters. But a cup of ATS is like transport to heaven itself.

TY to Dean’s Beans and the Aztec Two-Step growers. You are the best!

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Badley
A Bit Burnt

Four days after roast date, the dark seems too dominant for a medium dark blend. Detected very little in the way of nuttiness.

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Bernadette
My favorite

This is my favorite coffee. It is full-bodied with low acidity and has a sweetness to it. I look forward to my first sip in the morning.

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Dorothy
excellent coffee,great first cup to start the day!

I usually get thunder mug and carpenters brew and something different.Sure wish I tried this sooner

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Jeremy
My absolute favorite coffee.

I'm not a barista or coffee expert, but I do try to sample various kinds of locally roasted/small batch coffee because I like trying new things... and I love coffee. Every single time I try a new or different type of coffee I end up wishing I had bought a bag of aztec two-step instead, it's that good (at least to me). I grind my beans coarse and use a pour-over and it makes a fantastic cup to start the day.