Mexico Organic Granjeros Chiapas WP Decaf

It's not often that we have both the decaf and regular version of a coffee, so the launch of this Water Process decaf presents a unique opportunity to try this coffee both ways. Both the decaf and regular version are a blend of small producer coffee from farms in Mexico's southern Chiapas region. The area is made up of mostly small scale coffee farmers, many with just a couple hectares of land. This coffee was sourced from the higher altitude zones that span a range of 1200 to 1900 meters above sea level. Most of the farms are planted in older Typica and Bourbon types, with Caturra, and Catuaí cultivars mixed in. Each farmer processes their own coffee at home using small depulping equipment (motorized or hand-crank), fermenting in cement tanks, and then typically drying the coffee on rooftop patios. This lot is NOP Organic certified. The Mountain Water Process is a patented indirect decaffeination method using water to remove 99.9% of the caffeine from a coffee. It changes the physical characteristics of the coffee quite a bit. You'll notice the dark coloring, which makes judging the roast level a little tricky. 1st Crack can also be subtle, so pay special attention to the coffee when entering the final roast stages.