Guatemala Strictly Hard Bean that has been decaffeinated by Swiss Water who are the leading name in decaff specialty coffee beans.
Swiss Water remove caffeine not by chemicals but a process of washing and filtering.
Roasting these beans were interesting for us. It’s the first time we’ve ever tried decaffeinated; roasting only suits Viennese (dark) and Espresso (very dark) roast. As an espresso it produced a medium crema. The grind was quite hard but after some force with the hand grinder there was a consistent powder.
We tasted a nutty and sweet flavour and maybe it was just our tastes buds used to caffeine but we preferred using a higher volume than we normally use.
These beans are available now with A fresh bag of coffee at £8.50 for 200g. If you live in Nottingham use voucher code NottsDelivery to get free delivery.