Description
A pound each of:
Decaffeinated Indonesian Sumatra Mandheling Royal Select MWP
Sumatran coffee is what initially made us home-roasting believers. We have never had an excellent commercial cup of Sumatra. But when fresh & roasted correctly, wow, it is one tasty cup!
During the water process, the green coffee is pre-soaked in water to expand the beans for caffeine extraction. The hydrated green coffee is then introduced to a unique solution of concentrated coffee solubles that draw out the caffeine while minimizing the loss of flavor compounds. Once the caffeine has been removed the green coffee is re-dried and re-bagged for transport, and the extract solution is filtered of its caffeine and recycled to be used again.
Indonesian Sumatrans brew a bold, strong, and robust cup of coffee with a sweet post-roast aroma with hints of warming spice.
Tasting Notes: Medium to full-bodied and sweet, this is one robust cup of coffee. It has a lovely aroma of cinnamon and dark fruits with notes of incense—hints of dry herb and chocolaty spice with just a smidgen of traditional Sumatra peat moss/smokiness. Generally considered a fuller roast coffee, can get a bit grassy and light roast levels but blossoms into chocolate, spice and earth, at fuller roast levels. A very low acidity cup.
Roasting Notes: If you enjoy a medium-bodied, strong, and robust cup, try a medium roast of this decaf. If you want more body to your cup, take the bean all the way to a dark roast. Both roasts offer warming notes of cinnamon with a punch of dark fruitiness. Your nose will be enlightened with rich, spiced herbal aromatics and a slight tinge of the traditional Sumatra peat moss/smokiness.
Decaffeinated Colombian Royal Select MWP”
Produced with premium beans with good physical preparation, and potential to express excellently once decaffeinated. During the water process, the green coffee is pre-soaked in water to expand the beans for caffeine extraction. The hydrated green coffee is then introduced to a unique solution of concentrated coffee solubles that draw out the caffeine while minimizing the loss of flavor compounds. Once the caffeine has been removed the green coffee is re-dried and re-bagged for transport, and the extract solution is filtered of its caffeine and recycled to be used again.
Tasting Notes: A very nicely balanced chocolaty and nutty cup profile, a bit on the sweeter side. The taste is fuller bodied with a nice walnut chocolaty tone mixing with a smooth, sweeter, mellow finish. Pleasing hints of smoke and spice finish off this great Colombian coffee at darker roast points. Lighter roasts can show hints of floral but all in all a lower acidity cup.
Roasting Notes: Like all Colombians this is a versatile bean for roasting. Darker roasts convey wonderful smoky tones and outstanding sweetness while lighter roasts (with decaf, avoid cinnamon roast points) will deliver a crisper cup. A great coffee to experiment with at different roasting points to experience all this coffee has to offer.
Decaffeinated Indian Monsooned Malabar MWP
This sweet, mellow & distinctly “monsooned” decaf comes from India’s Malabar Coast, where green coffee is seasonally exposed to humid monsoon winds that swell the beans, mute acidity, and deepen sweetness a centuries-old transformation now replicated in ventilated warehouses during June–September. Expect a soft, low-acid cup with gentle structure and classic spice-wood and baker’s chocolate cues true to Monsooned Malabar, just without the caffeine. This lot is decaffeinated via Mountain Water Process (MWP) a chemical-free water decaf performed at Descamex in Veracruz, Mexico. Beans are hydrated and introduced to a saturated coffee-soluble solution that selectively extracts caffeine while preserving flavor compounds; the extract is then filtered and recycled. Expect ~99% caffeine removal with cup integrity intact. The “Royal Select” designation indicates a curated, high-prep green chosen to decaf well.
Tasting Notes: Low acidity, smooth body, and a clean, mellow sweetness. Best from medium to dark roasts. Primary cues of baker’s chocolate and cedar/soft spice, with a round, calmly sweet finish Monsoon character minus the caffeine “edge.” As roast deepens, expect more cocoa/wood and a touch of malt. Unlike its caffeinated cousin, there is some earthiness but its not over the top, the decaf Monsooned Malabar is more rich and chocolate/earth with some lingering spice.
Roasting Notes: Unlike its caffeinated cousin, these beans look fairly normal for a decaf coffee and also roast more normal. One can see a little variance in color while roasting but evens out a bit around a medium roast. Very low chaff, we recommend medium to dark roasts, and to give it a little longer setup before drinking for a more creamy cup character.
Alice Sanvito (verified owner) –
I don’t drink decaf but roast it sometimes for a friend. I bought a different decaf, did not care for it (though my friend liked it) and decided to try this sampler pack. I often like to blend beans (after roasting separately) and found that when I combined these in equal parts and brewed it, I actually liked it. It’s not quite like my favorites but if I were really wanting a decaf, I would definitely drink this.
Ed Charbeneau –
I drink decaf every evening. People think decaf tastes different and is somehow inferior, but this set is amazing. It’s even better when you roast them all and blend them together. The Sumatra is great City+ with the others light.