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DECAFFEINATED

$23
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THE LOVE OF COFFEE:
Few things irk me more than the "death before decaf" motto. I fell in love with coffee for its flavour, uniqueness, and rituals. Caffeine is just a magical bonus on those especially tired mornings. Meaning I will forever advocate for well-processed and well-roasted decaf because it is every bit as delicious as its caffeinated counterparts. My motto: great coffee is great coffee.

This is a Mountain Water Process decaf, which uses spring water from Pico de Orizaba. Each batch of beans is steamed to create a green coffee extract, which is passed through a filter to remove only the caffeine content, then re-introduced to the green coffee. This process retains all the flavor and nuance inherent to the green coffee while removing 99% of the naturally occurring caffeine, all without the use of chemical additives or solvents.
 
ORIGIN:

Finca Santa Isabel has been owned by the Keller family since 1899. While he considered himself a coffee producer first, Alex has an lengthy and impressive resume working in the industry. He  has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration served as Vice President of Anacafe in 2015 and 2016. He is also the President of Funcafe, the Vice President of Procafe, and a member of the Profitability Working Group of the SCA Sustainability Center,

Beyond this commitment to helping small producers reach the market and advocating the benefits of organic focused production, he also grows incredible coffee! His farm obtained Rainforest Alliance certification in 1997 and organic certification in 2007 and continues to grow a number of experimental lots, including Robusta that breaks all expectations. For this decaf lot, he uses top Caturra and Catuai lots, which are processed at the Mountain Water facility in Mexico.

 
FLAVOUR:
Decaf gets a bad rap because historically it was never well-grown green and typically is roasted too hot and too fast. However, if you start with great coffee and then roast it with the decaf processing in mind, you experience the unique joy of origin. I was super excited to bring in this Alex's coffee given his technical prowess and commitment to sustainable farming. In the cup you can expect a lovely dried mango flavour that floats above toasted marshmallow flavours. It is a very clean cup with medium body and a lingering chocolate and cream finish.  

PARAMETERS: 
For espresso, use a 1:2.3 ratio in 32-35 seconds.
ROAST DEGREE: 
Light-Medium.
TASTE: 
Dried mango, Toasted Marshmallow & Cocoa.  
REGION:
Pueblo Nuevo Viñas, Santa Rosa.
FARM:
Santa Isabel.
VARIETY:

Pink Bourbon.
ELEVATION:
Caturra & Catuai.
PROCESS:
Mountain Water Process
IMPORTER:
Rachel at Covoya.
FOB PRICING:
$11.31 USD per Kilogram.
(This is the price before transport costs including shipping, brokerage, etc.) 
YEARS PARTNERED:
This is our first harvest from Alex Keller.