Nicaragua
Sugarcane Decaf
Sugarcane Decaf
Washed / Wet Sugar Cane Decaffeination
Catimor Red Catuai
1200 - 1400
Decaf
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What to Expect
This Nicaraguan decaf from Clifton Coffee doesn't taste like compromise. The sugarcane EA process keeps the sweetness intact, and what you get is a comforting, chocolate-leaning cup with dried fruit and warm spice running through it.
The Cup
Medium body with a round, soft mouthfeel that feels fuller than many decafs. Acidity is gentle and balanced, leaning more toward the sweetness of dried cranberry than anything sharp or citric. It's clean rather than funky, with toffee and spiced chocolate doing most of the talking. The EA decaf process has done its job well here, muting the brightness just enough to let the inherent sweetness of the Nicaraguan beans come forward without flattening the flavour entirely.
Who This Is For
If you want an evening coffee that doesn't keep you awake but still tastes like proper coffee, this delivers. It's approachable, sweet, and won't polarise anyone at the breakfast table.
If you're chasing bright, fruit-forward acidity or delicate floral notes, this isn't that coffee.
Best for: Decaf drinkers who want chocolate and comfort without the caffeine crash later.
How to Brew This Coffee
The espresso roast works beautifully as espresso, where the medium body and toffee sweetness shine through milk drinks without getting lost. For the filter roast, try it in a French press to emphasise that round, comforting body and let the spiced chocolate notes develop fully. An Aeropress gives you flexibility across both roast profiles, offering clarity if you want to pick out the dried cranberry, or richness if you brew it stronger.
Nicaragua
Sugarcane Decaf
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Description from Roaster
Our Nicaragua Decaf is sourced from two exceptional farms, Finca San Luis and Finca Santa Martha. Located in the fertile coffee growing regions of San Ramon. These farms are renowned for their commitment to quality, family run farming, and great attention to detail throughout ...Description from Roaster
Our Nicaragua Decaf is sourced from two exceptional farms, Finca San Luis and Finca Santa Martha. Located in the fertile coffee growing regions of San Ramon. These farms are renowned for their commitment to quality, family run farming, and great attention to detail throughout the cultivation and harvesting process.
The coffee is produced from mixed Catimor, Catuai, Margogogype varieties grown at elevations of 1,200–1,400 m.a.s.l., where rich soils, warm days, and cool nights create ideal conditions for developing complex flavours and balanced sweetness. Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness to ensure only the highest quality coffee is selected for processing.
The coffee is decaffeinated using the natural Ethyl Acetate (EA) process. The decaffeination agent, ethyl acetate, is naturally derived from sugar cane and vegetables and gently removes caffeine while preserving the coffee’s inherent flavour characteristics. During the process, the beans are carefully treated to maintain their structure and cup quality, resulting in a decaffeinated coffee that retains the sweetness, aroma, and complexity of the original full caffeine lot.
Prior to decaffeination, the coffee undergoes meticulous post harvest processing. After harvesting, ripe cherries are sorted and processed before being washed, sun dried on patios for several days.
The resulting cup is sweet, comforting, and very balanced, with notes of dried cranberry, toffee, and spiced chocolate.
This description comes from Clifton Coffee Roasters UK, who roasts this coffee. For the fullest product detail, you can also see their own listing at Clifton Coffee Roasters
Ways to Brew
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Espresso
An intense, concentrated brewing method that forces hot water through finely-ground coffee under high pressure. This produces a small, powerful shot with rich crema, serving as the foundation for countless coffee drinks while delivering bold flavors and aromatic complexity.
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French Press
A French Press (or Cafetiere) is a simple, manual coffee maker that brews rich, full-bodied coffee by steeping coarse grounds in hot water, then separating them by pressing a mesh filter down with a plunger, allowing the coffee's natural oils and sediment to remain for a bolder flavour.
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Aeropress
An innovative, portable brewing device that uses air pressure to extract coffee quickly and efficiently. This versatile method allows for experimentation with brewing times and techniques, producing anything from espresso-style concentrates to smooth, full-flavored cups with remarkable consistency.
Clifton Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2001 in Bristol, Clifton Coffee began as a specialist service provider for espresso machines supporting the city’s independent coffee businesses. As the company grew, it expanded into coffee wholesale, helping to supply high-quality coffee to a growing network of customers. Ahead of its time, Clifton Coffee also introduced barista training to support its partners, helping to raise standards across the independent coffee scene and reinforce its commitment to quality, education, and long-term customer relationships.
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