Risaralda Sunset (decaf)
Produced in : Colombia
Region : Smallholders from the Risaralda region
Best Brewed as : Espresso or Filter
Roast Degree : Medium
Notes of : Triple Chocolate Brownie, Sweet Toffee Apple
Zero waste to landfill: All of our packaging is fully home compostable
Sourced in partnership with Raw Material, Risaralda Sunset is a regional blend from Asocafe Tatama Santuario, El Aguila, and Entreverdes. Creating a regional blend maximises the impact on producers across Risaralda, by bringing much larger volumes of their coffee to the specialty market. The blend is brought together in Santuario, where the coffee from each region is blended and prepared for milling. Each producer receives a stable price for their harvest, making collaboration in the Risaralda Regional Blend a consistent and secure choice for the region’s producers.
The sugarcane decaffeination process also happens in Colombia and uses organic material to decaffeinate it, whilst keeping all of the profits in the local economy. The beans are submerged in Ethyl Acetate, an organically existing compound (C4H8O2) and by-product found most commonly in the fermentation of fruits, present in both ripe bananas and beer, until 97% of the caffeine is removed. A final steam is then used to lift residual traces of the compound. The ultimate residue which remains is ≥ 30 ppm, which is a level dramatically less than that of a humble banana!
| Fair-trade price/lb: | $1.80 |
| Brew Crew price paid/lb: | $3.95 |
10% of the price you pay for Risaralda Sunset goes to support our American proejct.
Specialty sugarcane process decaf coffee. Sourced from the Risaralda region in Colombia. Sourced in collaboration with social enterprise Raw Material.
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Savour high quality, freshly roasted specialty coffee crafted with care courtesy of the Brew Crew.
Their whole business is built around making a real, tangible difference to producers based in multiple coffee-growing regions across the globe. Their range brings together coffees grown in Guatemala, Brazil, Uganda, Colombia, Kenya and Honduras.
For Brew Crew, sustainable coffee starts with great partnerships. They work with trusted coffee importers that have long-standing relationships with small-scale farmers and prioritise transparency and traceability.
Brew Crew also pays well above Fairtrade prices, to ensure farmers aren’t just earning a fee worthy of their quality product, but enough to invest into greener practices. This keeps things sustainable right at the start of the supply chain.
These impactful roasters also team up with their importers and award-winning NGOs to co-fund environmental, social and agronomy projects in the regions where their coffee growers are based. Funds from every single sale are poured into these initiatives – 10% of retail sales and 5% of wholesale sales to be precise.
Brew Crew continues their commitment to green values once their coffee is roasted and ready for your next brew, by using packaging that’s completely recyclable or compostable.
