Finca Bourbon Organic - Mountain Water Decaf

Finca Bourbon has been in the Echeverria family since 1870, and was first planted with Bourbon coffee in 1878. Since then the seeds have been collected from the old Bourbon trees and so the varietal has been preserved.

The Farm is located in Patzún, at the border of the Atitlan and Acatenango regions, in the Chimaltenango department. It is the one of only farms in the area that grows coffee and, in 1996, it became one of the first coffee farms in Guatemala to be certified as organic.

Finca Bourbon sits at between 1,500–2425 metres above sea level and extends over 286.44 hectares, of which 96.44 hectares are planted with coffee. The remaining 190 hectares form a protected forest reserve and are a haven for local wildlife. The coffee grows in the shade of native trees and is selectively handpicked only when fully ripe. The cherries are then fully washed and sun dried on patios.

The farm has been certified Organic by OCIA/NOP, USDA, SMBF, JAS and EC 834 (EU).

Mountain Water Process

This coffee has been sent for decaffeination at the Mountain Water facility in Veracruz, Mexico. This unique non-chemical decaffeination process uses the clear pure waters from the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba (known as Citlatepetl in the indigenous language) to gently remove the caffeine from the green beans.

The process works by immersing the green beans in water in order to extract the caffeine content. The water preserves the soluble flavour components of the green beans and this protects the original characteristics of the coffee.

In order to remove the caffeine from the water containing these soluble flavour elements, the water is passed through a filtration system. This produces a solution comprising the origin mountain water and the soluble coffee flavours, now free from caffeine.

The resulting green coffee is 99.9% caffeine-free. The beans are then dried to the required moisture content prior to export.

The Moutain Water Process is patented and is also organically certified in accordance with the regulations of OCIA, NOP and JAS. It is also Kosher certified.