Peruvian specialty decaf coffee – Decaf Yamon Washed, Swiss Water processed.

We didn’t believe much in the potential of decaf coffees. They always seemed unpalatable to us, with notes of rancid nutella (that nutiness!), and a strange aftertaste.⁣
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However, with people in our closest family and friends who can’t consume caffeine because of health conditions, we decided to go on a decaf mission and we’ve selected The Ultimate Player One – and it comes from a single plantation.⁣
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With our coffee, you can drink a doppio at 11pm and still sleep safe & sound, and a latte crave at 2am won’t be a problem anymore.⁣
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Our peruvian specialty coffee is only decaf because it has no caffeine – 95% didn’t recognize the fact that this coffee is decaf, and were surprised when we told them after blind tasting several other single origins on the table.⁣

The Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros Juan Marco “El Palto” – in short, JUMARP – was founded by José Carranza Barboza in 2003, together with 35 other smallholder farmers. They created the association out of a desire to develop a new model of growing and exporting coffee. In 2012, JUMARP “El Palto” launched an ambitious program for quality improvement among its members. They collected funds from the organic & fairtrade premiums, from government funding and contribution of the members themselves.

Coffee production in the Amazonian Andes of northern Peru, where JUMARP is active, started in the 1950s. Farming practices relied heavily on the use of agro-chemicals for a long time. After many decades, this group decided to change the old ways and start sustainable coffee production in harmony with the native forest. They also realised that united they would stand stronger in the commercialisation of their coffee.

One of the priorities of the association over the past two years has been increasing productivity. To achieve this, JUMARP invests half of the premium they receive in crop renovation and conversion to organic farming methods. The fund for education programs and the construction of schools receive another large chunk of the premium. The remaining part goes into the payment of the association’s permanent staff.

Altogether, the 188 producers grow coffee on 549 hectares in the “Selva Alta” in northern Peru. This is a specific type of ecosystem found in Peru and Mexico, with dense and humid forests. JUMARP unites farmers in the El Palto area of the Yamón district, located in the Utcubamba province of the Amazonas region in northern Peru – where our Decaf Yamon Washed comes from.