ColombiaSwerl Coffee Roasters · Falkenberg
Guarapo Decaf Espresso - Colombia
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What Swerl Coffee Roasters says about this coffee
Sweet and creamy. Tasting like tiramisu, freshly made donuts and macadamia.
Origin: Colombia
Region: San Augustin and Ricabrisa, Huila Producer: Various Monkaaba shareholders Elevation: 1650 to 2000 masl Variety: Various Process: Washed
Roasted for: Espresso
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A collective effort from the producers of Monkaaba. Each producer delivers cherries to the bodega, coffee is then sorted and milled before being sent to Descafecol for the decaffeination process. The seeds are steamed to remove the silver skin before being moistened to open up the pores. Seeds are then submerged in a sugarcane derived ethyl acetate solution which strips the caffeine from the coffee. Coffees are steamed once more to remove the solution and finally dried again to achieve moisture under 12%.
The idea behind Guarapo stems from the founding vision of Semilla - to work closely with a select group of smallholders and buy all of their coffee at a differentiated price, every harvest.
To begin, the coffees that made up Guarapo came mainly from the bigger producers in the Monkaaba network, such as Jose Burbano, Augusto Ortega, and Pastor Ordoñez. As larger producers, they manage varieties that would typically…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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What Swerl Coffee Roasters says about itself
Fairtrade
“Traceability, fair trade and ethically sourced have become buzz words in the industry this past decade but if we had to sum up Swerl into two words it’s likely seasonality and relationships.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Direct trade
“Grateful for all the work everyone does, from our direct trade partners in Brazil the Barreto family, the amazing work of the importer Semilla helping to build producer-run collectives at origin, to single producers like Jhon Jairo in Colombia dedicated to quality, community and consistency.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Altitude, highest
…elevation: 1650 to 2000 masl… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Altitude, lowest
…elevation: 1650 to 2000 masl… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Producer
…producer: Various Monkaaba shareholders… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
A further 4 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.
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