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Looking to support women in coffee? For the past five years, Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros de la Cuenca del Rio Marañón (APROCCURMA) has been working directly with 124 women producers to establish coffee production from farms owned and managed by women. A significant number of women in the northern highlands of the Rodríguez de Mendoza province rely on coffee income to support their families.
They use organic practices to manage just a few acres of land intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. After carefully harvesting and sorting cherries, depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying is all done at the farm with micro-mills. The cooperative carries out activities that often go unnoticed but are crucial for producers who have small farms. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and preparing coffee for export are all coordinated through APROCCURMA, which ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post-harvest process.
APROCCURMA also provides women producers with financing, training, and technical assistance to improve coffee quality. The cooperative strives to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families through internationally marketing producers’ coffee to gain improved premiums based on a reputation for quality and certification.
What is SWP (Swiss Water Process)? SWP is a water-based decaffeination method developed by Swiss Water in British Columbia, Canada. It uses a Green Coffee Extract (GCE) an aqueous solution of coffee solubles without caffeine to draw caffeine out of hydrated green beans by osmotic gradient, without applying chemical solvents to the coffee. The GCE is then passed through activated carbon filters to remove the caffeine and is reused, aiming to preserve the coffee’s flavor compounds and body. (This specific batch is decaffeinated by Swiss Water (SWP).)
Tasting Notes: A smooth, rich and clean cup. Good body and mouthfeel, predominately nutty and chocolate like tones with notes of malt and dark chocolate, cola, and citrus, this decaf Peru makes an excellent addition to the afternoon or a warm ending to the evening. Smooth and clean on the palate. Low in acidity and medium-bodied, floral tones up front bring life to the cup.
Roasting Notes: Avoid light roasting with this bean, works best medium to dark. Too light and you may experience the taste of the decaffeination process than the bean itself. We prefer a full-city roast, giving the bean a nice chocolatey kick without burning out crisp, lighter tones. Works well from a city plus to French. Be careful not to take it too dark; it will get edgy in the darker roasting points.
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