Mexico NKG Bloom Yajalon Decaf Mountain Water Process is a limited-edition, fully traceable decaffeinated coffee. This offering was developed by sister company Exportadora de Cafe California (ECC). It is grown in Frontera, Chiapas in the Sierra Madre bordering — and sharing the same microclimate with — the Huehuetenango mountains. Further, read more
This coffee comes from the farm of Marvin Monge Valverde, a fifth-generation coffee producer who inherited his farm from his grandfather. Today, Marvin and his sons tend the land and trees, which are a mix Bourbon, Caturra and Catuai. The land is under constant renovation and improvement, as Marvin and read more
Our house decaf is a multiple-origin blend named in honor of that lovely blue flower that blooms before sunrise, is vibrant all day and calls it quits by sundown. The 19th century poet Elizabeth Akers Allen wrote of the morning glory: “ … your fragile cups unfold Before the light read more
Colombia is the rare country that produces coffee all year long, thanks to the variety of its geography, altitudes and microclimates. Colombia has 22 coffee-growing regions, and each is celebrated for qualities attributed to its terroir, varieties and processing practices. Huila, for example, is known for juicy, fruity coffees with read more
Descafecol is the only decaffeination plant in the Andean region of Colombia. The plant relies entirely on the pure water from the Navado el Ruis (a snow-capped volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima) and natural ethyl acetate from sugar cane plants in Palmira, Colombia. Ethyl read more
Swiss Water Process (SWP) coffees are free of added chemicals and processed using the cleanest water possible. SWP is also dedicated to aiding initiatives that support sustainability and the livelihoods of producers around the world. The SWP process works through diffusion, not osmosis. Initially, green coffee beans were soaked in read more
The Decaf Swiss Water Process Organic Indonesia Sumatra is grown between 1,350-1,550 masl in Gerlang and the surrounding areas in the district of Takengon inside the province of Aceh. Swiss Water® Process is a method to decaffeinate selected specialty coffee that is 100% chemical free using an internally developed Green read more
In response to requests for tastier and more transparent decafs, we chose this Colombia Organic from AGROSEC to decaffienate through Swiss Water. AGROSEC is the 41-member farmer association that was established in 2005. The farmers of AGROSEC grow a variety of crops such as rice and beans, fruits, coffee, sugar read more
Methylene chloride (MC) is a solvent used in both methods of direct decaffeination. The methylene chloride process is thought by some in the coffee industry to maintain coffee flavor better than other processes. Based on extensive research data, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that methylene chloride read more
Mountain Water Process is a method of indirect decaffeination. All our MWP decafs come from Descamex, which uses pure water from Pico de Orizaba—the highest mountain in Mexico. The process begins with a chemical analysis to determine optimal conditions, and then the beans are steamed and prepared for extraction. The read more
