Peru Swiss Water Decaf

Peru · San Martín · Natural, Swiss Water Decaf

Decaf usually means giving something up. This one doesn't. It comes from an association that local families formed in 2020 in La Victoria, in Peru's San Martín region. Their farms sit below Cerro Blanco, a white sand mountain that overlooks the area. Their farm partner, Eleva Finca, handles the growing with a real focus on sustainability and organic practice.

The coffee is processed natural first, which means it dries inside the whole cherry. That's where the fruit comes from. Then it goes through the Swiss Water Process to remove the caffeine. No chemicals. Water, temperature and time pull the caffeine out, and the sugars and structure stay put.

In the cup, blueberry leads. Fruit punch adds more sweetness, and honey gives it a full, round finish.

The result is sweet and full-bodied, and it tastes like coffee first. Nothing about it feels like a compromise.

Real decaf, no asterisk.

Great as pour-over or drip. Good any time you want the ritual without the caffeine.

TASTING NOTES: Blueberry, fruit punch, honey.

On resting: Our coffees are roasted to order. For the first couple of weeks after roasting, the coffee keeps releasing CO2. As it settles, harsh or roasty edges soften and the sweetness comes forward. Decaf beans release that gas faster than regular coffee, so they need less time. We recommend resting this one at least 7 days after the roast date. It usually tastes best between 1 and 3 weeks.