Colombia Narino Excelso EP Organic - Fudam Cooperative - Swiss Water Decaf

This is an Excelso EP grade, Organic certified coffee from the Fudam Cooperative in the Narino department of Colombia. The Fudam Cooperative was founded in 1999, starting with 7 coffee growers, and today is made up of 300 members growing Caturra and Colombia varieties at altitudes of 1,560 - 2,200 masl. They focus their efforts on projects that seek to better their local communities through agro-ecology, food safety, and environmental sustainability. This coffee has been decaffeinated using the patented Swiss Water Process.

The Swiss Water Process uses only pure "flavor charged water" and a charcoal filtering system to remove caffeine from green coffee beans. The beans are first soaked in very hot water and caffeine is leached out of the beans' cellular material. The solution is then passed through a carbon filter with a porosity specifically sized to capture larger caffeine molecules, while allowing smaller oil and flavor molecules to pass through. The Swiss Water Process is certified organic and 100% chemical free. In addition, they are also certified Kosher by the Kosher Overseers Association.