Marcala Producers • Washed-Processed Swiss Water Decaf

Recommended Roast Level

City Plus (Medium)

Tasting Notes

I’m excited about this decaf. This coffee from Honduras boasts a balanced profile without much of that distinct decaf-y taste at all. The cup profile mends woodsy cocoa notes with a pleasant acidity on the back end as it cools. In all honesty, I never go for decafs myself, but this bean has me way more inclined to grab that afternoon cup. 

COMSA Cooperative Coffee Production

This Honduras lot is from the Organic certified COMSA cooperative (Café Organico Marcala, S.A.), located in a southwestern municipality of Marcala, La Paz. The cooperative currently has around 1200 members in areas surrounding Marcala, with farms scattered across an altitude range of 1,300 to 1,700 meters above sea level. It's been a while since we had a Honduras coffee as a decaf, but this was one we couldn't pass up. It has the bright characteristics and balanced flavors that high grown Central American coffees are known for, and the cup clarity struck as as remarkably "un-decaf" in flavor. It was processed with a decaffeination method that utilizes steam to remove nearly 100% of the caffeine from coffee. The plant in Mexico where this coffee was processed has a reputation for producing a decafs that closely resemble the original non-decaf lots, which this coffee can attest to!

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