COFFEELAB - Mexico Sueño Decaf Filter 250 g

Whole-bean specialty decaf coffee from Mexico, roasted in Warsaw by CoffeeLab. Light roast, perfect for filter coffee machines, drippers, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, and other pour-over brewing methods. In the cup, you can expect the hints of toffi, biscuits and macadamia nuts.

Country: Mexico

Region: Chiapas

Varietal: Catimor, Marsellesa

Processing: Washed Decaf Mountain Water

Altitude: 1000 m a.s.l.

ABOUT THE COFFEE AND PROCESSING

Sueño is like a caffeine-free sweet treat you can reach for without a second thought. At any time of day or night. It tastes a bit like toffee, a bit like buttery biscuits. The cup is sweet and creamy, with a soft, nutty note.

All the magic happens after harvest. Sueño is decaffeinated with water by Descamex in Mexico, without the use of solvents. First, the green coffee is placed in a steam bath that opens up the structure of the beans and allows soluble compounds, including caffeine, to be released. The resulting water is not “empty”, though. Aromatic components remain, and this becomes the base for the rest of the process.

Subsequent batches of beans are immersed in this same aroma-saturated water. Because of the difference in concentration, caffeine gradually moves from the beans into the solution, while flavour compounds stay in place. The process is repeated until the caffeine content drops to trace levels. Finally, the coffee is gently dried to the desired moisture level and prepared for transport.

That’s why Sueño never feels “stripped back”. Instead, it remains sweet, elegant and complete, despite the absence of caffeine.