Producer: Various small producers
Region: Cajamarca

Las Terrazas is farm owned by Renardo Ovalle Vides. It is situated in the middle of a limestone valley in la Libertad, Huehuetenango. The valley creates a stable microclimate, protecting the farm from extreme weather conditions. This, along with the chalky soils contributes to the dense, syrupy body, and pronounced malic acidity in the cup. Coffee grows at up to 2100 masl here, giving the cup a very refined acidity and floral characteristics. 
Large parts of the farm are protected areas of wild forest, much of which is used to prevent soil erosion and reduce the plants exposure to winds. This is based on a permaculture model, with the intention of sustainability and respect for the environment, to try and recreate coffee’s natural habitat in high altitude forests.

This coffee was fermented in tiled tanks for 18 hours before being washed and graded in channels. After grading the coffee was soaked in tanks for 12 hours, before being dried in a parabolic dryer to desired moistures content ready for export. This lot has been subsequently decaffeinated by the sparkling water process.

About the Sparkling Water De-Caffeination Process:

The green coffee beans get softened up in a jacuzzi of spring water before the jets of liquid carbon dioxide are turned on: this loosens up the tension, before massaging out the caffeine molecules that are now free to roam. The carbon dioxide acts as a magnet for caffeine, drawing it out of the coffee and into the high-pressure flume of water. The water is then sent back around a hot loop that robs it of it’s energy, ready to take on the ride again. The beans are flushed repeatedly with the sparkling water until decaffeinated, leaving the sugars and proteins of the coffee intact. After being gently dried to it’s original moisture content, the beans are ready for roasting; free of caffeine, but full of flavour.

An entirely organic process with completely natural and recyclable by-products makes this a great way to decaffeinate coffee without compromising on quality.

Las Terazzas

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Las Terazzas

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Las Terazzas