Nariño, Colombia (Decaf) | 250g

A decaf that doesn't taste like decaf! From Arboleda, Nariño this coffee is the love child of women supporting women. Bourne from the Berruecos Project, women producers from the remote farms have come together with this blend creating the most delicious decaf.

PROCESS | Washed Decaf E.A. 
ELEVATION | 1800-2100 MASL
VARIETAL | Mixed
PROFILE | Apricot, Toffee, Milk Chocolate, not-decaf vibes
PRODUCERS | See below for a list of all of the lovely women who produced this coffee

Sourcing Details

Francy Castillo oversees the Berruecos Project, which brings together parchment from small-scale female producers at her collection point. This project connects remote producers to the specialty coffee market, allowing them to earn premium prices. The initiative focuses on supporting women coffee producers in Nariño through farm visits to assess community needs, providing technical assistance on specialty coffee practices, and offering tools and resources for daily fieldwork.

The goal is to foster sustainable development within the coffee industry, improving quality, promoting environmental preservation, and enhancing inclusion and competitiveness, all while benefiting the producers, youth, and women in the community.

Processing Details 

Each woman producer in this blend follows a two-step fermentation process to ensure high-quality beans. Cherries are hand-harvested at peak ripeness and sorted using the flotation method to remove damaged cherries. The first fermentation stage lasts 70 hours while the cherries remain intact, followed by natural pulping.

A second fermentation, lasting 60 to 70 hours in closed tanks, further develops the flavor.
After drying on tarps or concrete patios for 14 to 18 days, the beans are stored in sacks and transferred for decaffeination.

The decaffeination process takes place at the Descafecol in Colombia. EA decaffeination is a
method that uses ethyl acetate,a naturally occurring compound found in fruits like apples, to decaffeinate coffee beans.

LIST OF WOMAN PRODUCERS

*Hermelisa Ceron Moreno - Rabijo
*Maria Cleotilde Ayala Rivera - Yunguita
*Francisca Alvear Riascos - La Casa
*Darly Julieth Viveros Viveros - Arrayanes
*Lucidia Elisa Cardenas Guerrero - El Descanso
*Flor Aida Erazo Gomez - El Guayabo
*Maria Soledad Timaran - El Naranjo
*Monica Victoria Riascos Viveros - El Cabuyal
*Marina Estrella de Lasso - Potrero Chiquito
*Piedad Rivera - Guayacan
*Carmenza Lucelly Ortiz Popayan - El Sauce
*Luz Angelica Cordoba Rivera - Las Minas
*Gloria Rita Cordoba de Riascos - Buena Vista
*Maria Concepcion Dorado Espada - La Pradera
*Gloria Alicia Rivera - El Guabo
*Claudia Eliana Viveros Moreno - El Chirimoyo
*Maria Gloria Quintana Muñoz - La Honda
*Maria Alejandrina Toro Montilla - Las Palmas
*Lucia Esperanza Rodriguez Diaz - El Diamante
*Maria Lourdes Cordoba Rivera - La Orqueta
*Nelly Omaira Rosero Armero - Suspenso
*Rosa Elvira Eraso Lopez - Los Guabos
*Maria Isabel Viveros - La Monja