MAYAN DECAF | Mexico | Water Processed
MAYAN DECAF | Mexico | Water Processed
A mellow, smooth, balanced cup, with strong notes of molasses and a creamy finish.
This one is special because the beans are decaffeinated using only water (the only solvent-free process in the industry, and used in less than 5% of Decaf coffee beans in the world!).
Farm Process: Washed | Decaffeination: Mountain Water Decaf Process
Varietal: Typica
Region: Oaxaca, Mexico
CoOp: UNECAFE (Certified Fair-Trade, Organic, and Bird Friendly by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center)
Roast level: Full Medium (Full City roast)
GRIND GUIDE
Coarse | French Press, Cold Brew, Moka Pot (Percolator), Chemex (and any other slow-flowing Pour-Over methods)
Medium-fine | Drip (standard or programmable coffee makers), single-cup brewers (automatic or one-cup Pour-Over dripper), Aeropress.
We always recommend grinding your coffee fresh for the absolute best experience. Pre-grinding your coffee exposes more surface area to the air, which means faster aroma loss and faster de-gassing/staling. If you must buy ground, we highly recommend placing the whole bag (including packaging) inside an airtight container, and using/opening one bag at a time if possible.
WHY LOVE OUR MAYAN DECAF?
This coffee comes from the UNECAFE co-op, an acronym for “Ecological Union for the Oaxacan Coffee Sector”. It’s an association of small coffee producers founded in 2011, and run by members of the Chatino, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Chontal, and Chinanteco indigenous groups in the Papaloapan region in the state of Oaxaca. Over 40% of its members are women. It was decaffeinated in Veracruz, Mexico, using only water as the medium to extract 99.9% of caffeine (this is the ONLY solvent-free process, and is used in less than 5% of decafs in the market).
Recommendations
Incredibly versatile, and delicious in any method - including Espresso and Cold Brew!