Description
This is one tasty decaf! Very rich and smooth with a nice creamy chocolate undertone and very fresh! A hint of acidity gives the cup a crisp feel.
Tasting Notes:
A very chocolaty cup; smooth, clean, low acidity and medium bodied. It has a little caramel tone mixing in around the medium roast mark. Although very low acidity this cup does have some floral tones upfront that liven it up a bit.
Roasting Notes:
Avoid really light roasts – one will taste more of the decaf processing than the beans themselves. We preferred a full city roast, which gave it that really nice chocolaty kick without burning out too much of the crisp lighter tones. Will work well from a city plus to french. Be careful not to take it too dark; it will turn a little edgy into those darker roast points.
SFBill (verified owner) –
Unlike many decafs this roasts quite evenly with my SR-500 and I get nice smooth bean expansion without burning the heck out of it. Flavor is on the mild side but it makes a nice creamy espresso by itself or when I blend with 50% caffeinated like Ethiopian or Guatemalan. For espresso I don’t go past Full City and get good results. For drip I can live with FC+, but I wouldn’t roast anything past that. I stock up on this in the winter because by Spring it disappears.