Costa Rican Decaf

A premium Costa Rican coffee that's decaffeinated using a proprietary water process. No solvents or chemicals were used in contact with the beans.

It is decaffeinated at the modern Descamex Plant in Veracruz, Mexico by the all natural Mountain Water Decaffeinating Process. The Mountain Water Decaf process uses clear, pure water from the glaciers and highest mountain in Mexico. In the decaffeinating process, the green coffee beans are immersed in water in order to extract the caffeine.

The coffee decaffeinated in this ultra modern Mexican plant is the purest and cleanest we have found. In addition, the process can be performed on relatively small lots of coffee - this means top quality coffees, rather than volume coffees - can be decaffeinated. Top coffees decaffeinated this way are a real break-through. The resulting quality is similar to CO2 processed decaf, but approximately 25-30% less expensive.

Cupping and Roasting Notes:

This coffee does not cup like a typical decaf! It is clean and bright, with full, lingering body. It possesses a sweet molasses flavor with pleasingly cedar elements. It is full of complex flavor notes not usually found in decaffeinated coffees.

Roast it similar to the way one would roast caffeinated coffee, but to a very slightly lower finish temperature. Typically decaf is roasted to a much lower temperature in order to keep the oils from migrating to the exterior of the bean right after (or during) roasting, which is normally more porous than caffeinated beans due to being stressed during the decaf process. Medium roast is where we like it.

Note: these are unroasted green coffee beans