Guatemala Dreams Decaf- Espresso

Guatemala Dreams Decaf- Espresso

Great to finally be working with Marta and her team from Coffee Bird, we have got a few lots from them this season, this is the second of them! A very delicious washed Decaf for espresso, but also works well as a filter option! 

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• Producers + Mill:

The journey and goal with each of their decaf lots is to create a sweet and balanced coffee, that tastes like coffee and stumps the best cuppers. Dreams is no exception.

We named this “Dreams” in honour of the dream Coffee Bird has to make it mainstream for farmers to have agency in the supply chain.

This blend has been carefully curated to be versatile, working equally well in milk drinks as it does as a standalone filter; though Marta thinks its best for Single Origin Espresso.

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• Variety:

Bourbon - The Bourbon coffee variety dates back to the 1700s when French missionaries first introduced it on Bourbon Island in the Indian Ocean. The island is called Réunion today and the missionaries moved on to Latin America in the middle of the 1800s. It was first grown in Brazil around 1860 and cultivation spread from there throughout Latin America. Because the standard Bourbon variety is susceptible to coffee leaf rust, it does best at higher altitudes at or above 1,800 meters where leaf rust is less likely to occur. Bourbon produces a tall coffee plant, excellent coffee, and medium to low production. It much of Latin America, basic Bourbon has been replaced by offshoots such as Caturra, Catuai, and Mundo Novo.

Caturra - This variety originated in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a natural mutation of Red Bourbon. Caturra produces more coffee and is more resistant to plant diseases than Bourbon.

Gesha coffee, sometimes referred to as Geisha coffee, is a variety of coffee tree that originated in the Gori Gesha forest, Ethiopia, though it is now grown in several other nations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. It is widely known for its unique flavor profile of floral and sweet notes, its high selling price, and its exclusivity as its demand has increased over the years.

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• Process:

Decaffeinated using the sugarcane process, this coffee undergoes a natural and gentle method where ethyl acetate, derived from sugarcane, removes the caffeine while preserving the beans' vibrant characteristics.

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• Region: Antigua
• Producer: The Dalton Family
• Farm: Small holder producers
  
• Importer: Coffee Bird
• Price (green ex Shipping): £11.75p kg
• Variety: Bourbon, Caturra, Gesha
• Process: Washed/Sugar cane Decaf process
• Altitude: 1600masl
  
• Amount Bought 69kg

• Tasting: Medium acidity, high sweetness, Balanced, Fruity
• Flavours like: Red Apple, Nougat, Golden Syrup