Peru Organic La Victoria Coop SWP Decaf

This decaf is made up of coffee from Cerro Blanco Producers Association (APROCEB) in La Victoria Peru. It was founded by the local community as a way of organizing coffee farmers around shared goals of increased market access, and in turn maximizing reinvestment in their community. Through the years they've expanded on those core ideals, training members in organic coffee production, providing technical and financial assistance, and creating opportunity through eduction advancement and programs, with a commitment to environmental sustainability. The coffee that went into this lot was dry process, meaning the whole coffee cherries were dried with the seeds still intact. While we did not have the opportunity to taste the non-decaf coffee, it must have been quite fruit-forward as the decaffeinated results are fruity and delicious! Tasting it on a table with other decaffeinated coffees, the fruited complexity immediately stood out, and we could not resist picking some up. If you're a fan of fruity coffees, then this is definitely the decaf for you! The farms span an altitude range of 1500 and 1900 meters above sea level. For decaffeination, it was processed by Swiss Water Decaf in Vancouver, Canada. Their patented process method uses only water to remove 99.9% of the caffeine, while leaving much of the volatile compounds that affect flavor and aroma intact.