Decaf Eye of the Tiger Espresso

This iteration of Decaf Eye of the Tiger Espresso is built around a spectacular Red & Yellow Bourbon variety coffee grown by Elias & Shady Bayter and their partner Martha Montenegro at El Vergel Estate, in the Tolima region of Central Colombia. The former avocado farmers decided to plant coffee in 2006, switching their focus to specialty coffee using anaerobic fermentation methods. This lot underwent a 48-60-hour natural anaerobic fermentation with controlled pH levels, followed by an intermittent drying process that culminated in a uniquely complex and fruit-forward flavor profile rarely seen in decaffeinated coffee.

We then included a pair of coffees from two of the world's most distinguished producing countries. The first was grown by smallholder farmers in the Popayan region of western Colombia. This coffee helps to bring the characteristics of the blend's other components into balance by adding flavors of dried fruit and a graham cracker-like sweetness. We like it so much that we have featured it as a single-origin offering in the past! The other comes from the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, and is a blend of natural and pulped-natural lots. Its sweet and subtly nutty flavors add complexity and depth to the blend, and together these coffees create a delicious espresso that pairs well with milk yet can stand on its own.

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

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