Green Decaf

GREEN UNROASTED COFFEE  Country: Honduras Producer: Swiss Water Decaf Altitude: 1100-1400  meters Varietal(s): Catuai, Pacas, Bourbon, Caturra, Typica Process: Washed and Swiss Water Washed Roast Level: Full City Tasting Notes: Honey, sweet bread, medium body It’s believed that coffee was first introduced to Honduras by European traders sometime in the late 18th century. Records show that by the mid-19th century, farms had been established and coffee was grown on a small scale. The Swiss Water Decaffeination process uses pure water to gently decaffeinate the coffee bean. No chemicals are used in this process.   Honduras has many of the climatic and geographic conditions necessary to produce high quality coffee. However, because it lacked the infrastructure benefiting other coffee growing countries in the region, Honduras historically struggled to produce specialty coffee on par with its neighbors. For years, this meant the majority of the country’s coffee was relegated to commercia