Rounton Coffee Roasters: Sparkling Water Decaf: Peru, Decaffeinated

Our current decaf is a blend of day lots from producers across San Ignacio and Jaen, Peru.

31 different producers contributed coffee to this lot, and each lot was delivered indivually to the Falcon warehouse in Jaen.

Producers in San Ignacio and Jaen province on average have 1 hectare of land planted with coffee, and the main varieties grown are Caturra, Typica and Catimor. Since producers own relatively small amounts of land, they generally manage the farm and do the picking and processing themselves, drying the coffee on plastic lined patios at their houses.

The decaffeination process uses pressured Carbon Dioxide which creates sparkling water that the beans are soaked in. The CO2 acts like a magnet to the caffeine molecules, extracting it from the beans. Once the caffeine has been extracted the coffee is gently dried until it reaches its original moisture content and is then ready for roasting.