Decaf Mexico | Amatenango de la Frontera

by Ilse

This decaffeinated lot is a blend from multiple producers in the region of Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas just north of the Guatemala border. It’s a field blend of varieties grown at 1500 MASL. We find the cup to be balanced and creamy with notes of marshmallow, brown sugar and subtle dried fruit.This coffee has been Mountain Water Processed in México at Descamex. During Mountain Water Processing (which gets its name from the source of the water used: Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in México), the coffee is exposed to steam and hot water in a process that extracts the water- soluble caffeine molecules. The water is then run through a carbon filter which captures the caffeine molecules and the filtered (now caffeine-free) water is reintroduced to the coffee to re-infuse it with its own aromatic and flavor compounds