Coffee from Clifton Coffee Roasters | Natural Process

Since 2001 Clifton Coffee Company have been building their name in the coffee industry as leaders in supply of coffee, training and servicing.

In 2013 they invested in their own in-house production roastery to concentrate solely on sourcing, roasting and supplying the worlds finest specialty coffees. In addition they are cultivating direct relationships with coffee producers in Central America to provide complete tractability from crop to cup.

The natural (dry, unwashed) process is one of the oldest methods of producing coffee. It involves drying the whole cherry, in the sun, on tables or in thin layers on patios.

The cherries are raked or turned by hand to prevent mildew during the drying process, which can take up to 4 weeks.

Once the cherries have been dried to the correct amount, the pulp is removed with a hulling machine before the coffee beans are packed.

The coffee from natural processed beans can tend to have more body and complexity with less acidity than with the 'washed' or wet process.