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Decaf Colombia El Vergel Co-Ferment

Decaf Colombia El Vergel Co-Ferment - Main image
$4.5 $9 In stock

Category: Coffee

Another in a series of wildly fruit-forward coffees out of Colombia, but this time as a Swiss-Water Decaf! Inoculated fermentations and co-fermentations have exploded in popularity within Colombia, and Forest Coffee leads the charge with this melon co-ferment. With a distinctive candy-forward sweetness and none of the fermented fruit funk, this is a perfect micro-lot for those who are curious about this new trend in post-harvest processing, without the caffeine.

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

William ★★★★★

It’s honestly a shocker that this is a decaf—the Swiss-water process usually strips things down, but the berry-forward co-ferment punch still comes through loud and clear. I brewed it as a pour-over and my wife, who never drinks decaf, asked for a second cup.

Benjamin ★★★★★

The co-fermentation really comes through—it’s like a berry bomb in a cup, but without the caffeine jitters. I’ve been brewing it as a late-afternoon pour-over and it holds that fruity sweetness even as it cools.

Richard ★★★★★

I tried the Swiss-Water process expecting a mellow cup, but the fruit-forward kick from those co-fermentations genuinely threw me—it's wild and juicy. For a decaf, the body is surprisingly hefty and the finish lingers sweet without any of that "washed-out" decaf flatness.