Mexico
THE ORIGINAL ONE
The coffee we hang our hat on. It really is the perfect all-rounder. Sweet, balanced and packing those chocolatey, caramel flavours that we all love. This one brews an epic espresso, but also the perfect cafetiere on a lazy Sunday morning. It's the full package!
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LA LAJA, MEXICO
THE COFFEE STORY
This Mexican decaf is a single estate coffee sourced from ‘La Laja’, a farm located close to the village of Huatusco in the state of Veracruz.
Owned by Hermilo Sampieri, La Laja has been in the Sampieri family for three generations.
The farm prides itself on its dedication to sustainability and has been awarded with both Rainforest Alliance and 4C certifications. 4C is a set of strict sustainability standards for the coffee industry to ensure that coffee is grown and traded responsibly, benefiting both the people at source and the planet.
This coffee goes through the ‘Mountain Water Process’ a non-chemical, organic certified decaffeination method, which uses the glacial water from the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba. This gentle decaffeination process leaves us with lots of flavour and body to enjoy.
Nerdy Coffee Details
SCA CUP SCORE = 82 POINTS
An SCA (Speciality Coffee Association) cup score is essentially a score of coffee bean quality. Anything above 80 points would be considered a ‘speciality’ coffee. We choose to only source speciality grade coffee, which means that we can guarantee not only an amazing tasting coffee, but also that the coffee was farmed in the most ethical way.
DECAF PROCESS = MOUNTAIN WATER
‘Mountain Water Process’ is a chemical free, eco friendly and organic certified process of decaffeinating coffee beans. The process uses the glacial water from the highest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de Orizaba to extract caffeine from green coffee beans, whilst leaving the delicious flavours of the bean intact.
ALTITUDE = 1100 MASL
We measure the altitude that coffee is grown at in ‘MASL’ (metres above sea level). The height that coffee is grown at can have a big impact on the taste of the coffee when roasted. Essentially, coffee beans grown at higher altitudes tend to be of higher quality and give us more unique flavours when roasted.
COFFEE VARIETAL = CATURRA, CRIOLLO & BOURBON
A coffee varietal is the name given to the type of coffee plant - similar to the grape variety used in wine. The different varietals of the coffee plant thrive in particular conditions, and can shape the flavour and body of the coffee when roasted. Sometimes coffee lots can be made up of only one variety, and other times there are a mixture of varieties used.
